You’ll use both gamepad sticks equally-one to move and one to aim and fire (though mouse and keyboard is perfectly viable too, as Housemarque understands the advantages of that). It’s up to you to stop the machines’ treachery, and get the humans back on the map as dominant lifeforms.Īs you might suspect though, the mechanized enemies are anything but push-overs-and because of that, Nex Machina will absolutely challenge your top-down, twitch-based shooter skills. It doesn’t take the bots long to figure this dynamic out, and they begin systematically exterminating any human they come across.
Not only that, machines have grown into sentient beings, and their intellectual and physical capacities reach far above their squishy human creators. Nex Machina, out June 20th, aims to replicate all of those dynamics, but to do so with 2017 graphics, smooth stutter-free framerates, and a wealth of competitive and cooperative gameplay options.ĭeveloped by Housemarque, as well as veteran arcade game-designer Eugene Jarvis, Nex Machina takes place in a future where people stare endlessly at their mobile devices, thanks to a literal dependency on them. Getting a high score in these games was a legitimate accomplishment, and by the end, your heart was pounding from the experience. Some of the best ones, including the legendary Smash TV, required lightning quick reflexes, dual-hand dexterity, and a small bit of luck. Back in the early 1990’s, arcade shooters were at the peak of their popularity.
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