Assault Android Cactus Switch
Assault Android Cactus+ is a twin stick shoot ‘em up originally released for PC in 2015 and later became available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Whilst the latest release is for Nintendo Switch consoles, the controls are very responsive and kept as simple as possible. Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from.
The Switch’s rise continues to be a boon to us PC folks. Yesterday, our version of my favouritest twin-stick shooter, got all the upgrades from its recent Switch debut, free. Now titled Assault Android Cactus+, devs Witch Beam have bulked it up with a, including Campaign+ mode, a second loop through the game’s story mode. Daring players can now face down endgame enemies from the very beginning, remixed bosses and some downright intense bullets patterns to dodge. The game is also on sale, before a price increase tomorrow.It’s not often that a four-year-old arcade game gets an overhaul, but thanks to Assault Android Cactus’s slick Dreamcast-inspired art direction, I don’t feel like it has aged a day. The fast, bassy soundtrack still bangs, the explosions are nice, and the upgrades go a long way to extending the fun.
The Campaign+ mode is genuinely intense, with the very first level being significantly longer, far more difficult and more varied. The new mode has its own leaderboards, too, and completing levels in the new Campaign+ mode with each character unlocks new skins. Effectively, the new mode doubles the game’s size to fifty story levels, plus challenge modes.
There’s also been some improvements to accessibility. Pocket tanks deluxe free. There are auto-aim and revive assist options, making precise aiming and button-mashing less essential. You can also revive yourself after a knockdown by holding fire instead of mashing, too, although it’s not quite as fast as hammering on it. Sadly there’s still no online multiplayer, but if you can’t rustle up some buddies for local co-op, you can add up to three AI-controlled buddies to the mix, with enemy spawns scaling to match.Assault Android Cactus+ is on sale for £5.49/€6.99/$7.49, along with a free demo.
Owing to the upgrades, the game’s base price will be higher after this sale ends Thursday, 6pm GMT. I highly recommend snapping it up now. It’s brill.Disclosure: Former RPSer Cara Ellison voiced Peanut, one of the unlockable shooty android girls. She’s the rusty, eyepatched one with the drill, and in the game?
| Assault Android Cactus | |
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| Developer(s) | Witch Beam |
| Publisher(s) | Witch Beam |
| Composer(s) | Jeff van Dyck |
| Platform(s) | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
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| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Assault Android Cactus is a twin stick shoot 'em up developed and published by Witch Beam. The game was released for Windows, OS X and Linux in 2015, PlayStation 4 in 2016, Xbox One in 2017 and Nintendo Switch in 2019.
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Gameplay[edit]
Assault Android Cactus is a twin stick shoot 'em up played primarily from an top-down perspective.[1][2] The Player takes control of one of nine Androids, the first of which being Cactus, an Interplanetary Police Department (IPPD) junior constable, who crashes her ship into a space freighter 'Genki Star'. The player must fight through hordes of rogue robots to take back control of the Genki Star.[1] The game can be played in single-player or in local cooperative play with up to four players.[3][2] The game features four game modes: a story, campaign, a challenging 50 layer mode, Infinity Drive, daily challenges, Daily Drive, and boss rush mode.[2] The game has nine playable androids to choose from,[2] each of which have a different combination of primary and secondary weapons.[1] The game includes 25 stages which morph and transform as the level progresses.[2][1]
Development[edit]
Assault Android Cactus was developed and published by Brisbane-based video game development studio Witch Beam.[2][1] One of the game's developers, Sanatana Mishra noted that the team's decision to not launch the game on Xbox Onevideo game console was due to the ID@Xbox parity clause which required developers to launch their games on Xbox One the same day as other platforms.[4]
Release[edit]
The development team were originally targeting a January 2014 release for Assault Android Cactus.[2] However the game was officially released for Windows, OS X, and Linuxpersonal computers on 23 September 2015, after launching from early access.[2] A PlayStation 4 version was released on 8 March 2016.[5] The game was initially in development for the PlayStation Vita and Wii U but did not release on those platforms.[2] The game, with Xbox One X enhancements which include native 4K 60fps support and an optional developer commentary, was released on 7 November 2017.[6][7] Announced in February 2019, an expanded port for the Nintendo Switch known as Assault Android Cactus+ was released on 8 March 2019.[8]
Reception[edit]
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Assault Android Cactus received 'generally favorable' reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[9][10]
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