What Remote Life lacks in consistent aesthetics, it more than makes up for in solid shmup gameplay. It’s a difficult game, and you’ll need to push yourself through the levels but if you’re willing to put in the work, you’ll find a very rewarding experience. Newcomers to the genre might find that Remote Life offers up more than they can handle, but if you’ve got experience with other shmups under your belt, then this is definitely a title worth checking out.
REMOTE LIFE
Next Game Level · Oct 4, 2019
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Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.
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- In short, Remote Life is an interesting shoot ’em up with a strong art style, neat implementation of twin-stick shooting mechanics in an R-Type-esque setting, and the occasionally impressive boss battle. It is your standard “one and done” game, though. As fun as it may be at first, and despite featuring unlockables and extra bonuses, it offers little incentive to convince you to play it more than once. With that said, if you’re a fan of the genre, you could a lot worse. Considering it was made by a single person, that makes the overall product even more impressive at the end of the day.
- 7.0Remote Life is very impressive, considering it’s made by just one person. But it does have some issues that will prevent it from being remembered as one of the classics. Still, shoot ’em up fans are likely to want to add this to their collection. Not only does it look great, but the twin-stick shooter element makes it unique. If only it didn’t have so many gates to wait around for.
- 7.5Remote Life is a mix of old and modern sensibilities in a package that works rather well. The twin-stick shooting blends in nicely with tight controls and enemies that are fun to fight if you're not stuck with a terrible weapon. The level design mixes in traditional scrolling with a few adventure levels, all of which have some great design for the genre.
- 6.0Remote Life is just an average side-scrolling shooter. It oversteps the line of frustration a few too many times to be classed as fun, and has some seriously weird, slightly concerning ‘features’ that bring it down. You’ll find the sheer number of weapons and stages welcome, but Remote Life just does not find a way to thrive in the darkness of space.
- 8.0Remote Life is a great shmup that's as creative as it is tense and challenging. The story and art direction are dark and grim, with more presence than is strictly necessary, but enhances the game's aethestic. If old school shooters are your thing then Remote life is one to check out.
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