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Shooter, Indie, Arcade, Action
OpenCritic86IGDB91
From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind.
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EurogamerChristian DonlanJun 2017Housemarque has just made the game of its career.
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GuardianKeith StuartJun 20175/5 starsThe developer behind retro-tinged shooters Super Stardust and ResoGun returns with an astonishing twin-stick masterpiece
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DualShockersLogan MooreJun 20179.5/10Nex Machina is quick, challenging, and exactly what the arcade shooter genre needed.
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Paste MagazineJeremy WinslowJul 20175/10However, to call Jarvis's 1982 title Robotron: 2084 an inspiration is an understatement: Nex Machina is almost a duplicate, a modernization of a game that came out nearly three and a half decades ago. And while technology has significantly advanced in that period, so too have player expectations. Nex Machina doesn't deliver anything but a particle effect smorgasbord and little else.
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Digitally DownloadedJul 20173.5/5 starsFinnish studio Housemarque have produced in Nex Machina another game to sit alongside its well-received titles of Alienation and Resogun, and that showcases the serious pedigree it has built since their start in the early nineties with Stardust. It is a rush of colour that delivers a satisfying experience that'll steal your calm and let you imagine a future where the robots don't wipe us all out.
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IGDB rating 8.5/10 from 46 ratings.
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