![]() ![]() However, if you go in simply expecting a nicer-looking take on an old classic, you should be a little happier with what you get out of it. Obviously, that’s about the only thing new going on in Titan Attacks! By any standard, it’s the very definition of an old thing getting a new coat of paint, so if you’re going into it hoping for something new and fresh, you’ll be sorely disappointed. Titan Attacks! also sounds like a combination of old and new, with old school “pew pew” laser noises sitting alongside distinctly more modern downtempo electronic music. As you’d expect (seeing as there have been all kinds of advances over the last thirty years), it looks a whole lot nicer, with vibrant neons combining with moody darker colours to give it a retro sci-fi feel. The aforementioned powerups add a little bit of variety, but they still don’t fundamentally change what you’re doing. When you’re basically directly copying one of the archetypal ways of gaming, there’s not a whole lot you can do wrong. Like I said, it’s something everyone is familiar with, and if you’re not…I just have so many questions as to how you came to be reading this review.īecause Titan Attacks! is so heavily indebted to those two games, I’m not really sure what there is to say about it. Aliens move sideways across the screen, getting closer and closer to the bottom, while you - as a tank - shoot them down. ![]() ![]() There are upgrades and powerups and whatnot that may or may not have been around in the early ’80s, but at the end of the day, the gameplay in Titan Attacks! will be familiar to virtually everyone under the age of…50? 60? After all, Space Invaders and Galaga are two of the most widely-played, influential games ever, and it’s hard to imagine there’s anyone out there with even a passing familiarity of gaming that’s not acquainted with how those two games work. Basically, it’s equal parts Space Invaders and Galaga.Īnd that’s it, really. Titan Attacks! is not a game that tries to hide its influences. ![]()
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