Genix is a slick-looking action title which will probably make you think of F-Zero. It plays out on a wire-frame race course-style level where you must blast away the invading aliens.
The XBLIG: Intentional or not, Genix (240 MSP) most accurately looks like a stripped-down, wireframe version of F-Zero, minus the actual racing parts but with an infusion of shooter elements and an alien invasion cover story. The mechanics and the premise may be tried and truly done to death, but the visuals help to at first separate it from others.
"Our UK-based readers may have been lucky enough to play a pre-release build of Genix at the recent Eurogamer Expo in London. Indeed, it was at the UK’s biggest gaming event that I first clapped eyes on Xpod Games’ inventive new shooter, and I have been following its development ever since. Now the full game has been released, and it’s time to consider whether Genix manages to maintain its initial sense of excitement for its duration." - Matt Suckley
"The upcoming arcade style shooter Genix by UK studio Xpod Games would sounds just like an old school arcade shooter if you read the blurb on the back of the packaging. But once you watch the game in action, you’ll soon see what all the fuss is about. Yup, this isn’t your Daddy’s Asteroids!" - Mark Isaacson
