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Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct

Mundfish · Aug 2, 2023

PC · PS5 · Series X|S · PS4 · Xbox One

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An explosive DLC crafted to bring out your Annihilation Instincts: Continue the story in the Annihilation Instinct DLC and learn what happened to this dystopian world after the climax of Atomic Heart. Prepare to embark on a journey through the new mind-bending Mendeleev Complex and its surrounding swamps and discover the truth about NORA as Major P-3 is pulled back into Facility 3826. Survive vicious, shape-shifting new enemies and take them down using two cunning new weapons - ranged one the Secateur and melee one the Klusha - as well as your glove’s new Techno-Stasis ability, allowing you to manipulate time itself. Meet a new enigmatic character, as well as returning ones in surprising circumstances and dive deep into the AI’s insanity to curb its Annihilation Instinct. New Game mode designed to test skills and enhance experience: For more player happiness, the New Game mode has now been made available for free along with the latest update. In the most difficult game mode yet, players will need all of their previously unlocked skills and arsenal to deal with the strongest enemies Atomic Heart has ever unleashed, thanks to their new specific resistances and attack effects, which will be reflected in the different colors of the enemies’ aura.

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Critic 6.8 (2 critics) · No ratings yet

PlayStation 5

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Critic 6.0 (2 critics) · No ratings yet

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  • GameSpace.com

    Taoshi · Aug 22, 2023

    6.0
    Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct features fun action-driven gameplay on the level of the main game and some seriously clumsy plot points. It remains to be seen how well the DLC can serve as the launch point for further additions.
  • IGN

    Luke Reilly · Aug 11, 2023

    6.0
    Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct still includes the same level of excellent and highly imaginative enemy designs of the main game, plus fabulous new environments, but its linear approach and weirdly limited arsenal is a step down from where we left off. That makes it a slightly confusing launchpad for the planned series of DLC expansions when it comes to tying up the loose ends Atomic Heart left behind back in February. But still, it’s nice to see NORA the horny fridge again.
  • Gaming Bolt

    Ravi Sinha · Aug 07, 2023

    5.0
    If you're craving more Atomic Heart content with all its underwhelming dialogue and iffy gameplay, Annihilation Instinct may be worth checking out, but even hardcore fans may be left wanting.
  • Game Reactor

    Jakob Hansen · Aug 09, 2023

    6.0
    Annihilation Instinct left me with mixed feelings. In many way the experience is less polished than in the main game, but on the other hand, you do get a decent amount of content for your £10 and the DLC provides a solid setup for further adventures in the unique world of Atomic Heart. If the next expansions continues to add layers to the combat and manage to address some of the design frustrations, the Season Pass for Atomic Heart might end up just as engrossing as the original experience.
  • Multiplayer.it

    Lorenzo Fazio · Aug 10, 2023

    7.5
    Si spara, spesso con poca precisione, si attivano i poteri appena possibile, ci si affida molto, pure troppo a tratti, alle due armi corpo a corpo. Dal canto loro, tra l'altro, Svedoska e Klusha mettono nuovamente in risalto la pessima gestione della visuale in prima persona quando la situazione si fa caotica ed adrenalinica. Come e più che in passato, vista la tendenza degli stessi nemici di approcciare a corta distanza, spesso si fatica a tenere sott'occhio il bersaglio. Complice un sistema di controllo che ogni tanto perde qualche colpo, non è nemmeno così raro incastrarsi da qualche parte, avendo come unica opzione valida il menare fendenti a caso, mentre si cerca di ogni modo di liberarsi dalla morsa, a volte persino invisibile, che impedisce i movimenti del personaggio.

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