Developed by Caedicus
Released for XBLIG (1/2010)
Abaddon is a space-shooter released exclusively to XBLIG back in 2010. This will just be some quick impressions as I didn't play the game long enough to do a full-fledged review, plus I've only sampled the trial version. If you've ever needed a game to provide you with a great example of why old-school shoot-'em-up games tend to have you firing in one direction, this is a good one. In Abaddon you have enemies coming in from all sides and you must navigate with your left stick and fire with the right trigger. This game-play style would definitely have benefited from a twin-stick shooter control scheme. It becomes pretty much impossible not to take damage when you have to aim your ship at the enemy to shoot them like this. Which is a shame because I found quite a bit to like about Abaddon. It's got a pretty slick presentation, nice menu interface and the graphics aren't too bad. I just could not find any kind of rhythm to the game-play to make me want to keep trying to get better at it, which is usually how these types of games sink their claws into me. I definitely saw some potential in this title, but it just didn't have the stuff to keep me interested. If you're into shmups, you may want to give it a glance and see if it's something you'd like. The game had a sequel release September 2010 titled Abaddon: Retribution. Both Abaddon titles have not been ported to anything outside of XBLIG at the time of this writing.
Final Verdict: Abaddon is one of those indie titles I'd say is a miss, as while is a decent effort there were far superior shooters available on XBLIG.
Related Links:
Abaddon - GameFAQs
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