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Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
A mech-themed 2D platformer. With action-packed shooting, highly polished animations, driving multiple unique awesome mechs to fly in the air, play your own style based on a fluent set of controls.
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Clear, unpretentious, relentless and plot-driven.
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Nintendo LifePJ O'ReillyOct 20208/10Hardcore Mecha is a superb 2D side-scrolling adventure that marries some spectacularly OTT anime storytelling with explosively satisfying robot combat. There's a surprisingly meaty story here set across eighteen wonderfully varied levels with plenty of depth to RPG elements allowing you to customise your mech's attack and defence capabilities. An unlockable survival mode, online PvP, local multiplayer and mission rankings also add plenty of replayability to proceedings. It's a shame that this Switch port has some framerate issues that can see intense battles stutter, however, if RocketPunch can rectify this with a patch pretty sharpish you can feel free to add a point or two to the score below.
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Push SquareRobert RamseyJan 20208/10The campaign alone is worth playing, but Hardcore Mecha's extras give the package a real boost.
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SelectButtonKevin MitchellJan 20208/10Hardcore Mecha's engaging single-player narrative, fast-paced 2D side-scrolling action, multiplayer options, and sweet mecha designs produce a well-rounded experience. The game runs and looks excellent on a PlayStation 4 Pro. The lack of current players online is disappointing, but there is a discord channel where others are looking to group up, but mostly seems to be centered around the PC release.
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God is a GeekMick DohertyJan 20207/10Hardcore Mecha doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it is extremely enjoyable. While having Japanese-only VO could cause you to miss dialogue in heavy action sequences, you might be having too much fun flying around shooting things to even notice.
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VGChartzKelsy PolnikJan 20207/10Full of fun and addictive gameplay, with a great hook in its simulation mode to keep the action going far beyond the game's campaign.
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IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 5 ratings.
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