Multi-player is also unexplained. Two players can take on either mode together, yet the scoring indicators at the end of the stage indicate you're competing with each other. Technically it's competitive in that way (though not over Xbox Live). It's a hard call for the player knowing that if the other player perishes, they're going to have trouble completing the level. However, it also increases their chances of taking a massive lead. Mutant Storm would have been better off focusing on one aspect.
From a sheer game play standpoint, it may not be as pretty, but the basic shooting action here is definitely more enjoyable than Geometry Wars. It's easier to quickly grasp and control, and it feels like it's in more familiar territory. It's outside of that, complete with confusion, sloppy multi-player, short length, and lack of focus, where Mutant Storm inexcusably fails miserably.
Mutant Storm Reloaded is a rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB for Mild Fantasy Violence.
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Article comments
1 - hrm
The PC version is awesome! gametunnel.com
It got independent game of the year.
Sounds like you only played the demo. =0
2 - Ken Edwards
The problem with Mutant Storm, at least on XBLA, is that there are many, MANY, games just like it.
Mutant Storm 2 for XBLA is going to have rooms that join, ala Smash TV, which is NOT what the game needs!
On the PC, fine, but on XBLA, you have too much of the exact same game, with a different coat of paint.