GravitreX Arcade

GravitreX Arcade is, well, I'm loathe to call this a ripoff of Moon Lander, but it's not far off in terms of game concept. You have a lunar lander and must battle the controls and physics to move it around (and sometimes use the grappling hook) and land it where it has to go. So this is a game concept that's been done before. It's nice to see a little more depth in the control scheme and the addition of a grappler adds another dimension to the game, as does the co-op feature, that, looking at the game player counts, never got used. Stapling some bells and whistles onto a 1970's/1980's era arcade game doesn't result in a shining, best-of-breed PC gaming experience, and this game is riddled with technical deficiencies and shortcomings. One important note is that even though this is an amateur project, it does seem to be sincerely and genuinely made. I couldn't find any flipped assets, plagiarism or any other kind of insincere actions from the developer, but unfortunately genuine intentions alone are not enough to produce a brilliant PC gaming experience. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The…

This game is extremely frustrating. You have a limited number of "lives" to try to solve puzzles and execute *very* delicate maneuvers. The slightest mistake leaves your ship's thrusters damaged, making it *even harder*. When you lose all your lives, you have to go all the way back to level 1! So you'll get to a challenging level, lose all your lives, have to start over and spend the next 10 minutes getting through all the earlier levels (assuming you survive them) *just to get another crack* at the hard one where you'll just lose your few remaining lives again and have to go right back to level 1.

LITTERALLY IMPOSSIBLE WASTE OF MONEY

You have two ships that you have to move from one platform to another. You can only control one ship at a time but thanks to the grappling hook and auto-hover, they can interact with each other in a bunch of really interesting ways. I haven't finished the game yet (I died at the last level... twice) but I did see all the levels. Some of them are quite frustrating and feel a bit cheap but overall I really like the game. I'm definitely going to try to finish it. [strike]*I am also #1 on the single player leaderboards now. Take that STU.[/strike] [strike]not anymore :([/strike] Yes anymore!

This is game is highly underrated! It has a simple idea but it's very well done. It's a real arcade game, so it preserves all the arcade aesthetic but it also plays well on PC. I found it easier to play with a controller, the keyboard set up is a bit unusual. The physics are well done, and I like how ships receive different kind of damage depending on the collision. The levels are fun and challenging - it's very easy to send your ship in a spin! - and I like the effects in the game, they fit the style.

So happy this came to steam, I really miss the arcade machines out in AZ