Spacejacked turns the tower defense genre upside down and also manages to toss quite a bit of challenge into the mix. If you’re looking to get your butt kicked a few times, Spacejacked is for you.
Spacejacked
Rotten Mage · Feb 26, 2016
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Build. Shoot. Survive invasion by filthy alien scum. Can YOU, Space Technician ace Dave Paprovsky, defend your spaceship against a relentless horde of aliens? Expect arena shooter action, tower defense tension and multi-arena madness!
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- Although I’m not a huge fan of tower defense games, I did enjoy this game for what it is. It is indeed an entertaining title and it’s a taste of something I’d like to see more of. I’d have liked to have had a larger variety of turrets and enemy types, as well as more variety in battle room. Seeing those same four single screen rooms becomes a bit monotonous, so larger ships as the game progressed would’ve been a welcome addition. You’ll also be given two other modes outside of the twenty level campaign: endless mode and challenge mode. I had so much fun with the mini-game, Metallius, that I wouldn’t be opposed to there being a second parodied retro favorite jammed in there somewhere. But, I wouldn’t knock it for that. That one is just my desire to be spoiled and greedy.
- 7.7While the story is short and sweet, its multiple modes of play are also the cause of the bags underneath my eyes. Similar to a classic arcade game but made better, Spacejacked is extremely addicting and delightfully frustrating. It is one of those games where you want to keep playing, and even though I am terrible at the Challenge Mode, I found myself trying over and over again with different tactics and strategies.
- 8.0Spacejacked on Xbox One manages to deliver a great blend of a tower defence-style game with platforming elements and some resource management twists. Getting the right combination of turrets in the right places to stymie the invading aliens is great fun, and this is the first Ratalaika game where I haven’t come to review it and said “Yeah, but once all the achievements have been unlocked…”.
- 5.0It's certainly fun and enjoyable, but it also feels like "arcade" is thrown in here as a way of saying "don't expect any depth."
- 7.5Spacejacked is a solid package, albeit a bit too short. The story mode can easily be completed in around two hours, but there is an endless mode and challenge modes for those that want a bit more playtime and difficulty. Overall a tight package that just doesn’t offer enough in the way of a campaign. Not a bad game at all, and easily recommendable if it goes on sale for a bit less.
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