Radiantflux: Hyperfractal

TACS Games · Dec 22, 2016

Everyone10+

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Data-fractal hyper structures are the new storage medium favoured by big companies. You are a neo-hacker, a new breed of bedroom fract-breaker, and these data-structures are your playground. After receiving an unusual email instructing you to hack your own homepage you discover a hidden world that will take you through the hack-zone and deep into the dark-web to yield untold riches in lost and forbidden softwares. So power up your aesthetically pleasing hackOS of choice and download the latest forbidden tools. It's time to penetrate some software firewalls and hack some HYPERFRACTALS.

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Nintendo Wii U

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GameSpew
Tristan Jurkovich · Dec 29, 2016
6.0
Radiantflux: Hyperfractal is an odd package with a solid, but not great, arcade game locked inside. The main mode lacks tight controls and the variety of most twin stick shooters, but it’s fun regardless for a time and spouts some simple, but unique graphics.
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Cubed3
Thomas Wrobel · Jul 10, 2017
6.0
Ultimately, for those that enjoy the core shooter element, Radiantflux: Hyperfractal probably delivers value for money. However, it also feels incomplete - a mess of random things jumbled together. While the randomness itself provides some entertainment, it's hard to feel satisfied with the game when it's over. A little more development effort could have gone a long way here.
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NintendoLife
Liam Doolan · Dec 21, 2016
5.0
If more time and resources were invested in this part of the game, perhaps we may have ended up with something like Nnooo's escapeVektor for the 3DS eShop. Instead what is on offer in Radiantflux: Hyperfractal is a basic side scrolling shoot-em-up that has not been properly fleshed out and isn't half as fun to play. If you get the sudden urge to hack the mainframe anytime soon, maybe alternatives should be explored.
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Brash Games
Ashlee Tefft · Dec 19, 2016
7.0
The controls in this game worked pretty well. At first I didn’t understand why it wasn’t a twin stick shooter, but with the use of bombs I could see why. I had a technical issue as well which I feel I should note. I played the whole game on the Wii U gamepad. No sound. I switched it to show up on the TV and Then it had sound. I played one level that way so I could experience it. It definitely is a game I would play with the sound on. I really enjoyed this game!
Nintendo Enthusiast
Shawn Long · Dec 21, 2016
6.5
Radiantflux: Fractal is cheap at $2.99, and the price is suitable. It’s short, it’s weird, and some people won’t like it, but I think it has a certain charm to it that made it pretty enjoyable. If you like more obscure style games, or shmups, this one may be up your alley.