![]() But once you get them, it’s worth it: the sticky grenades demolish huge portions of the map while hyper rifles and Gatling guns tear through waves of enemies like paper. Acquiring the best weapons, however, is rarely an easy task. The in-game arsenal is rather verbose already and includes standard fare such as shotguns and SMG’s at the low end and laser swords, noxious arrows and hyper rifles at the high. It’s important and gratifying to carefully match them to your play style each time. Other mutations smash enemies around the map with annihilating force, or award additional health, or increase the reflective range of shotgun bullets. For example, you can choose to replenish ammo through kills or even your own missed fire, or both if you survive long enough to be given each option. ![]() Mutations award additional attributes, the variety of which goes a long way in extending replayability as well as survivability. Even the strategically unappealing avatars are still fun to play, despite their exceptionally short lifespans.Ĭomplimenting unique avatar abilities is an imaginative suite of mutations gained through experience drops. ![]() They all have their own edge and play differently than the rest. Take for instance the guitar-strumming bipedal fish, or the walking mound of eyeballs, or how about a wall of muscle or a hungry robot, each equipped with a unique ability such as dodge-rolling, corpse detonation, dual-wielding and even instant invincibility. The playable mutants, however, offer notable charm and would fit snugly in Nickelodeon’s Aaahh!!! Real Monsters universe. Stylistically, the game oozes desert gunslinger from every pore, which perhaps makes it easier to swallow the dearth of visual flair. Gun fire and explosions sound loud and destructive, especially as they get stronger, and the soundtrack compliments the wasteland wanderer setting. Unfortunately, the stages currently feel rather sparse with only 3 or 4 decorative object types in each (cacti, tires, barrels, etc) and the tilesets lack any real detail. Nuclear Throne’s delightful pixel graphics are colorful and well-animated, and they never obscure gameplay so it’s always easy to see the constant onslaught of danger. The action’s so fast-paced and visceral that you’ll often want try something new anyway. You’ll die often, yes, but it’s all the more opportunity to try another weapon set or mutation build and come back deadlier than ever. From the moment you’re thrown into action as one of 8 mutant avatars, you’ll shred wasteland beasties with gratifying weaponry while customizing your play style using a creative selection of “mutation” abilities. ![]() It takes consistently satisfying gameplay to offset the aggravation of dying in a video game repeatedly, but Vlambeer’s post-apocalyptic top-down shooter Nuclear Throne delivers that in spades (despite being technically unfinished at this time). ![]()
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