Developed by Laser Space Horse Games
Released for XBLIG (1/2012)
P3 is a twin-stick shooter released for XBLIG. With the multitude of titles released in this genre, there's no doubt several decent titles will get buried in the bunch. P3 has a cool concept, where you pilot a nano-ship and the play-field is a petri dish that has a nucleus in the center of it. Your objective is to protect the nucleus by blasting the incoming bacteria and collect the energy they leave behind to keep the nucleus active.
The controls in P3 work well and the land mine and speed adjustment buttons are a nice bonus. The game looks nice but seems to have a tough time running at a steady 60 FPS like most of these twin-stick shooters do and seems like it stays more in the 30 FPS region. This makes quite a difference in a type of game where precise movement and aiming is constantly required. The game also only lasts fourteen waves, at which point the game deems the nucleus safe. P3 doesn't keep tabs on high scores so there's not going to be much to bring you back after you've cleared it. Overall, P3 is not a bad game but one I find hard to recommend when there are so many quality shooters on the 360.
Final Verdict: P3 is a decent twin-stick shooter with a cool concept that needed a bit more refinement to be at its best, but even in its released state it's an above average effort from the developers just tough to recommend when there are so many twin-stick shooters on the platform.
Related Links:
P3 - GameFAQs
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