GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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Pure arcade fun
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Gravity mechanic is interesting
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Deliciously retro ambient house soundtrack
Cons
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Dying a lot
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Moments of frustration
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Stuck in PixelJunk Shooter's shadow
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Pity poor Gravity Crash – a solid PSN shooter whose only crime was to be released at the same time as the superior Pixeljunk Shooter. But while Q Games’ gem favors physics puzzles over blasting, this game is pure arcade fun. The idea is to enter a series of neon planetscapes and kill X amount of baddies or collect Z amount of pickups, all the while fighting the constant tug of gravity and dying a lot.
It’s a game that seems to have been forged in a simpler age, when lives lost meant another quarter in the change-guzzling slot of doom. But for every knuckle-gnawing defeat there’s an ozone-punching moment of gratification. Which is brilliant, obviously, but not quite as brilliant as the deliciously retro ambient house soundtrack.
Jan 4, 2009
More info
| Genre | Arcade |
| Description | This retro-style shooter gets pretty tough, but for every knuckle-gnawing defeat there’s an ozone-punching moment of gratification. |
| Platform | "PS3","PSP" |
| US censor rating | "Everyone","Everyone" |
| UK censor rating | "7+","7+" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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