Monday, August 13, 2018

Ikaroids (XBLIG, 2009)

Ikaroids
Developed by John Wordsworth
Released for XBLIG (12/2009)


Ikaroids is a twin-stick shooter inspired by Atari's classic Asteroids, this one exclusive to the XBLIG platform. This one has a bunch of enemy ships firing at you in addition to the giant rocks floating about. One thing I noticed immediately is that this game has no problem spawning enemies right on top of you. They pretty much appear out of thin air, with only a quick "phasing-in" animation to indicate they're going to pop up. You'll need to be very quick on your toes to stay alive. The graphics are high-res sprites with some good detail. There is a campaign mode (complete with boss battles) for one or two players (local) and also a survival mode. The game doesn't keep seem to keep tabs on your high scores, which is a bummer in these kind of games (at least have a local leaderboard). Overall, Ikaroids is an above-average twin-stick shooter but is a bit overshadowed by some of the other Asteroids-inspired games on XBLIG.

Final Verdict: If you're an Asteroids nut, I'd recommend Echoes+ or Space Crüesader first, but if you still need more space rock blasting action Ikaroids will do.

Related Links:
Asteroids & Deluxe - Xbox Overview
Space Crüesader - Xbox Overview
Echoes+ - Xbox Overview
Ikaroids - GameFAQs

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