
TxK
Llamasoft · Feb 11, 2014
About
Glowing vectors, explosive particle effects and a pulse-pounding soundtrack are core elements of many modern arcade shooters - a style that Llamasoft defined with its seminal 90s tube shooter.TxK is the spiritual successor to that genre-defining work and brings you 100 levels of engrossing score-chasing gameplay married to an outstanding soundtrack that will have your head nodding as you blast your way onto the scoreboards.
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8.4
Critic reviews
- 5.7Overall, TxK isn’t terrible; it does offer some sense of accomplishment for players willing to subject themselves to the torturous entirety of the game. However, players who prefer a more strategic, less reflex-heavy arcade experience may want to look elsewhere, and those who become easily frustrated will want to save their money and their nerves, skipping this one altogether.
- 8.0TxK is tunnel shooter refinement. It's dazzling on the Vita's screen. bright and electric. The music is infectious and lends itself to a focused tunnel vision. And it's occasionally disorienting in the best way. Getting that turned around becomes hypnotic and rhythmic, with TxK acting as the snake charmer.
- There might be some sensory overload at the start, but once you settle in, everything comes naturally. It is the ideal old-school arcade shmup that should appeal to nostalgic and contemporary gamers alike.
- At first glance (though “extended unblinking stare” might be more appropriate), TxK seems unreasonable with everything happening on screen. The enemies aren’t overwhelming and the levels are fair, but TxK moves at the pace of a strobe light on high settings.
- 8.0Yet while its frantic gameplay is compelling, and the scoring simple, TxK's initially a confusing beast. It introduces its modes and nuances with a bewildering lack of clarity, frustrating players at the very point it is debuting some terrific ideas. Ultimately, though, TxK is tremendously enjoyable, and adds another weapon to the Vita's arsenal at a time when the handheld is enjoying a wave of great releases.
- 8.0TxK is dazzlingly beautiful, relentless fun, and the purest distillation of the Tempest formula yet
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