Mr. Shifty
Mr. Shifty | |
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Developer(s) | Team Shifty |
Publisher(s) | tinyBuild |
Composer(s) | Ack Kinmonth |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Release | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Linux
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Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mr. Shifty is a beat 'em up video game developed by Team Shifty and published by tinyBuild.
Gameplay
Mr. Shifty is an action game, in which gameplay is experienced from a top-down perspective. The player assumes the role of a thief, who is attempting to steal a plutonium core from a highly secured building. The player can take out enemies in combat and use a teleportation ability to phase through certain walls or dodge bullets.[1]
Development and release
Mr. Shifty was developed by Team Shifty and published by tinyBuild. The game was released for Nintendo Switch, Windows, and Linux[2] on 13 April 2017. macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One are due for release.[1]
Reception
Mr. Shifty has a score of 66% on Metacritic.[3]
GameSpot awarded Mr. Shifty has a score of 8.0 out of 10, saying it offered "an exciting, intense experience, and it's easy to forgive the game's performance flaws".[4] Destructoid awarded it a score of 6 out of 10, saying "while the combat may have some depth and the game is certainly tongue-in-cheek, it just doesn’t present enough new ideas to sustain itself."[1] Game Informer awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, saying "It just made me tired and disappointed to see such a neat premise amount to nothing more than a chore."[5] Pocket Gamer awarded it a score of 7 out of 10, saying "Mr. Shifty is a fun, twitchy action game that fails to capitalise on what was so good about its primary influence."[6]
References
- ^ a b c Glagowski, Peter (12 April 2017). "Review: Mr. Shifty". Destructoid. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ https://www.mobygames.com/game/linux/mr-shifty
- ^ "Mr. Shifty Metacritic listing". Metacritic. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ O'Connor, James (17 April 2017). "Mr. Shifty Review Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Gwaltney, Javy (12 April 2017). "Mr. Shifty Review". Game Informer. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Fox, Glen (17 February 2017). "Mr. Shifty review - Hotline Miami, The Matrix, and Watch Dogs walk into a bar". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 19 April 2017.