Xeodrifter
| Xeodrifter | |||
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| Studio | Renegade Kid | ||
| Publisher | Renegade Kid | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
December 11, 2014 | ||
| platform | Nintendo 3DS , Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Nintendo Switch | ||
| genre | Metroidvania | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| medium | Download | ||
| language | English | ||
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Xeodrifter one is Metroidvania - computer game , the American US from the development studio Renegade Kid develops and December 11, 2014 in North America and on 18 June 2015 PAL regions for the Nintendo 3DS , on 11 December 2014 Microsoft Windows , on July 30, 2015 for the Wii U , on September 1, 2015 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and on February 15, 2018 for Nintendo Switch .
Because of its similarity to the games in the Metroid series, the game is often compared with them and uses elements from earlier titles from the developer studio, such as: B. the interacting with the background area from Mutant Mudds (2012).
Action and gameplay
Xeodrifter is a Metroidvania computer game in which the player plays an astronaut whose spaceship was damaged by an asteroid and whose only way to repair it is to visit the four planets ( levels ) around him . The planets can be visited in any order, but the exploration of these depends on the power-ups that can be found in the levels , as the player can only gain access to new areas with these.
reception
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Xeodrifter was generally positively received by the trade press about the release, with the game principle and mechanics being praised and the repetitive bosses and the relatively short playing time criticized. On the rating website Metacritic , the Nintendo 3DS version of the game - based on 17 ratings - has a Metascore of 73 out of 100 possible points.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nintendo Life: The Planet-Hopping Xeodrifter Will Touch Down On Nintendo Switch This February. Retrieved January 26, 2018, April 15, 2020 (UK English).
- ↑ It's Not Quite Super Metroid, But It'll Do. Retrieved April 15, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Jeffrey Matulef: Xeodrifter merges Metroid, Mutant Mudds and Moon. In: Eurogamer. October 9, 2014, accessed April 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Xeodrifter. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .