Right, a series that goes dormant for 20 years returns with an extremely high effort 3rd person shooter directed by the Smash Bros director, This game fires on all cylinders for the 11-12 hours it lasts.
The graphics are incredible, 3D effects enhance this further, and the soundtrack is brilliant.
Uprising’s story is simple, but filled with memorable characters and witty dialogue. The villains are so hammy, it makes them extremely memorable, and the voice acting is great.
The gameplay is split into two halves. The first is an on rail shooters where Pit flies through the air on a set path. These are exhilarating and chaotic, you move at some breathtaking speeds and you have to stay alert to continue dodging incoming fire.
The other half is on the ground where you can explore areas, find treasure, and mostly, destroy waves of enemies. The combat is mega kinetic and the amount of weapons available is staggering. You can fuse weapons you find with others to improve their properties, or simply head to the shop.
The games has a built in difficulty slider where you choose the intensity of the level you’re about to play. The higher the number the better rewards you’re likely to find, with a death simply lowering the intensity. The game is pretty stingy with healing so staying at a high intensity can be quite a challenge, especially when dealing with this games biggest challenge… but bear with me.
Boss fights are always a great time, an absolute highlight of this game. The banter between Pit and the bosses only adds to the appeal, and there’s a strong amount of variety in how you have to approach these guys.
There is so much here to love in Uprising, but to get to any of that, you have to deal with the control scheme, Uprising has you move, turn, aim and dodge.. using the touch screen. It’s absolutely manageable but never feels perfect. Dodging is the worst part, it’s unreliable and leads to a lot of unfair damage being taken when you just can’t get away from the enemy your trying to dodge as Pit decides to just stay locked on to it.
I can’t recommend this game enough in terms of its content, but you have to willing to adapt to a very uncomfortable control scheme and there is no workaround. Still a really solid game that I hope one day gets a port, or better get a sequel - 8/10
The graphics are incredible, 3D effects enhance this further, and the soundtrack is brilliant.
Uprising’s story is simple, but filled with memorable characters and witty dialogue. The villains are so hammy, it makes them extremely memorable, and the voice acting is great.
The gameplay is split into two halves. The first is an on rail shooters where Pit flies through the air on a set path. These are exhilarating and chaotic, you move at some breathtaking speeds and you have to stay alert to continue dodging incoming fire.
The other half is on the ground where you can explore areas, find treasure, and mostly, destroy waves of enemies. The combat is mega kinetic and the amount of weapons available is staggering. You can fuse weapons you find with others to improve their properties, or simply head to the shop.
The games has a built in difficulty slider where you choose the intensity of the level you’re about to play. The higher the number the better rewards you’re likely to find, with a death simply lowering the intensity. The game is pretty stingy with healing so staying at a high intensity can be quite a challenge, especially when dealing with this games biggest challenge… but bear with me.
Boss fights are always a great time, an absolute highlight of this game. The banter between Pit and the bosses only adds to the appeal, and there’s a strong amount of variety in how you have to approach these guys.
There is so much here to love in Uprising, but to get to any of that, you have to deal with the control scheme, Uprising has you move, turn, aim and dodge.. using the touch screen. It’s absolutely manageable but never feels perfect. Dodging is the worst part, it’s unreliable and leads to a lot of unfair damage being taken when you just can’t get away from the enemy your trying to dodge as Pit decides to just stay locked on to it.
I can’t recommend this game enough in terms of its content, but you have to willing to adapt to a very uncomfortable control scheme and there is no workaround. Still a really solid game that I hope one day gets a port, or better get a sequel - 8/10