#SPACE PIONEER WII U INSTALL#

The Full Gear Edition is a true paid game: once you install it, everything is available to you… well, provided you’re good enough to play that far. Once the game is downloaded, you can shoot aliens with wifi and data completely off, no problem. Experience the full solo campaign of Space Pioneer, with all equipment, classes, weapons and skills unlockable via progression. The Full Gear Edition of the critically acclaimed top-down shooter Space Pioneer, gives you: If you’re seeking out a little scif-fi arcade action, definitely check out Space Pioneer.Embark on a crusade to purge the galaxy of aliens, one laser blast at a time. You’ll find yourself trying just one more run, one more stage, over and over again. In spite of all this, the game is still compelling fun. Even the bosses feel like palette-swaps from time to time. The stages, missions, and challenges all feel interchangeable. It’s missing something essential in its new home on the Nintendo Switch. The game feels skeletal, like raw wood piled in the shape of a building. And yet, that same mobile transplant process comes with its own drawbacks. I’m not tethered to stamina or battery life, a breath of fresh air that never goes stale. There’s even the tangible benefits to playing a mobile game on a console. The drones, background actors in most ways, burp up little text blocks full of weird witticisms. The action ramps up in difficulty in a measured fashion that gives you time to prepare. The massive list of guns all feel distinct from one another in practical ways. I had a lot of fun playing Space Pioneer.

Beyond this bizarre, very specific set of circumstances, Space Pioneer ran beautifully. There were multiple occasions where gameplay went full molasses on me, peaking when I discovered a massive coinfield. This is great for your wallet, but it can get out of hand if left for long enough. There’s a particular enemy in the snow levels that digs up coins when no one is looking. I did experience some slowdown, on the other hand.

#SPACE PIONEER WII U PORTABLE#

The controls are an easy fit, the graphics scale nicely from portable to docked modes, and the UI fits local co-op with ease. This may diminish the experience a bit, but it’s refreshing to have that freedom available.įor the most part, the game has made the move to consoles with admirable grace. If you play Space Pioneer for long enough, those mobile bones float to the surface. And you totally could! The challenges, upgrades, and achievements all gel together to gin up a truly addictive gameplay loop. If you want to play this game for hours on end, there’s nothing stopping you. Now you’re no longer being hampered by stamina or microtransactions. On the other hand, there’s tangible benefits to bringing a mobile game to the Switch. Longer sessions let the cracks in the facade get a little sunlight, you see. This is a game meant to be played in short bursts. Who cares if the missions, challenges, and level designs all start to repeat themselves?Īll of these little grievances are rooted in Space Pioneer’s mobile origins. Everything is fun, frantic, and pretty fast-paced. The gameplay itself is fun enough that you mostly don’t mind all the repetition. Finally, you’ll be tasked with defending a given objective from waves of attackers. Or you have to occupy a given space until enough time passes you by. Most of the time, you’re just killing people with a particular gun a certain number of times. The difficulty level ramps up nicely, but this comes at the cost of inventiveness. In both cases, you’ll see all the game has to offer pretty fast. Every planet has missions and challenges to complete.

Space pioneer wii u