Xeno Crisis
Bitmap Bureau · 2019 · Action, Pixel Graphics, Top-Down Shooter, Twin Stick Shooter, 2D
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About Xeno Crisis
A port of the successfully crowdfunded Sega Mega Drive / Genesis title, Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter that can be played solo or in local co-op mode. Take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace and get home alive! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries as you explore the devastated research outpost, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Outpost 88 is divided into seven distinct areas, each being randomly generated with each play, meaning that your strategy must evolve on the fly if you're to succeed in your mission. Collect dog-tags from vanquished enemies to upgrade your equipment between areas and look out for special weapons which will give you a momentary advantage.
There are several weapons at your disposal, each with their own characteristics. Although your standard issue pulse rifle is perfectly capable of taking on the enemy, other weapons can give you advantages in certain situations, so picking them up is generally advisable - just don't run out of ammo!
As you progress through the colony you will come across many different enemies, each with their own traits and means of attack. Many of them can be gunned down without too much thought, but others will require the player to outflank them, attack them within a certain time window, or be avoided altogether!
At the end of each area you will be given the chance to exchange any dog-tags you've collected for upgrades ranging from extra health to weapon power-ups to extra continues. Which upgrades you go for will depend on your style of play.
* A faithful port of the hit 16 bit game with added extras.
* Incredible pixel art from the legendary pixel artist, Henk Nieborg.
* Intense FM chiptune soundtrack by Savaged Regime, originally created for the YM2612!
* Two difficulty levels and three modes of play.
* Seven varied areas to traverse.
* Many different enemies to tackle.
* An arsenal of 10 weapons to master.
* Upgrade system allows you to change your tactics each playthrough.
* Play solo or local co-op with a friend! (2 player requires at least one controller)
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
TL;DR - Xenocrisis is a very good game that I cannot in any reasonable way, recommend to anyone other than masocore fanatics. It accomplishes what the developers set out to do, which is one way of measuring success in game development I suppose, but just because a game meets the devs' goals, doesn't mean it should actually be recommended to players. Predominantly, this is because the game is viciously difficult, which, by itself isn't an issue. The problem is, it is made difficult in poorly executed, chaotically inconsistent, or needlessly sadistic ways. The sadism, I could handle (maybe). The poor execution and inconsistency? That's no good, and can't be recommended to the bulk of players. At Length - Xenocrisis is a 2D, Top-down, snappy Twin Stick Shooter mostly in the vein of Smash TV but with a dodge roll and aesthetics cribbed heavily from Aliens. The pixel graphics are lovely and the music is really quite groovy, and it even has a couch co-op mode, which probably makes this game much more accessible on console but is less relevant on PC. It features characters that can be upgraded as you progress through the game's 7 levels in a tight gameplay loop that makes the player ch…5 found this helpful
It's just like all the old arcade games you used to tolerate, especially in its love of stalling out by copy pasting the same room and encounter with 6 waves of identical reinforcements before finally letting a stage mercifully end.2 found this helpful
TLDR: A twin-stick shooter with satisfying gameplay and fantastic soundtrack. Devs understand how to make a good arcade game with high difficulty and no bs concentrated intense gaming. Achievements encourage you to learn the game and face harder challenges: felt very rewarding completing 100%. Totally worth it playing! An arcade game the way it should be: no time to explain – grab the gun and shoot the enemies. Clear visuals: everything is distinct and easy to parse. Controls are responsive and fluid – feels satisfying to move and shoot. However, you can’t reassign buttons and are forced to play with predetermined scheme. Playing with keyboard is probably not the best idea – the binds are quite unintuitive, so I played with a controller, and, although I probably would change a few buttons, it was no problem. As for music and sound, their volume is a binary switch: I would certainly like a slider. Good thing is - they are awesome! There are not many game osts which I would listen away from the game itself, but this is absolutely such a case. Sounds are juicy and the announcer approaches “heavy machinegun” levels – pure bliss. Jumping doesn’t give you i-frames, so it’s used …2 found this helpful
SmashTV + Carnage = XenoCrisis
Reef entertainment goes and pays a bunch of influencers to say good things about xenocrisis even though xenocrisis is no longer in physical production and you only can buy them via resellers on ebay at quadruple the price. So for them to send copies of xenocrisis in 2026 for free or a discount is a travesty. I regret buying this game and the cards/badge. It would be fine if xenocrisis didn't have reduced scarcity can you could still buy it from the online store for a reasonable price, but it's not and for pos reef entertainment to keep promoting the game years after its 2019 release is faggoty. I know steam will censor that word but that's the best way to describe this. Please don't buy this game. ♥♥♥♥ you reef entertainment
Great retro twin stick shooter like Smash TV.
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