IGN: PixelJunk Eden Review

8.5 Presentation
The Eden hub world has both its ups and downs, but overall it works fairly well. The ability to upload videos directly to YouTube is also a big plus.
7.5 Graphics
It all comes down to artistic design in Eden's case and the overall look and feel is great. However, many levels really only use one base color, so it can look drab at times.
8.0 Sound
There are very few sound effects, but what's there is cool and unique. However, the soundtrack is stellar, as reserved and subtle as the art design while just as engaging as the gameplay.
8.5 Gameplay
It's simple, but very addictive. With your only real abilities being jumping, grabbing and swinging, there's a surprising amount of complexity in the mixture of the three.
7.5 Lasting Appeal
For a downloadable title, there's a lot of time to be spent here collecting everything. The three-player mode adds a good bit to the replayability as well.
8.4
Impressive OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

[ELite_Ghost]

omg trust me, this is the game that's gonna warm u up b4 LBP!!!

you will smile when u hold the controller! this game is awesome!!!

[Rofflecopter]

this is my pre-lbp game. its also a game that i can play with friends and my girlfriend as well if she gets bored watching tv or something. hell, ive had it for a few hours and im completely addicted!

[cahill]

i am so getting this

[Ghoul]

agree

another great addition to my psn game collection. very cool game
i love the artisitc approach of the graphics.

[Esena]

This is a very relaxing game that does involve a bit of skill -- especially if you wanna get those trophies. I never know bronze trophies were so hard to get.

Anyway... I recommend this one. Very innovative.

[Seraphim]

yeah, I was thinking that going for all seeds level 1. And it's not that it's really hard, just a real pain and time consuming. And the fact you have finite time doesn't help. Although there are enough ???? to give you enough time to easily get all seeds in level 1...

anyway, great game. After downloading the demo last week I fell in love. Even went out and bought Pixel Monsters since it was only $5 this past week. They're both actually really enjoyable games...

[Ghoul]

i thouht you only have a limited amount of silk wich you can replenish by collecting the bubble thingys :) i havent spotted a timelimit sofar

[Seraphim]

that's probably what I'm thinking about... but once you run out it's game over. and some of those things are hard to gather... it certainly provides a level challenge in the game. w/o it you could just roam all day easily gathering and getting the seeds...

[micro_invader]

I reckon it's easier when you've got friends/siblings. I played for two hours today with my little bro and sis, it was great fun and I got my first trophy :D.
I'm addicted, and so are they :P.

[CaptainHowdy]

Sony, listen closely to me now....i said CLOSELY: PSN cards + Gamestop = Money!!!!

[mindedone]

I mean that in a good way. As long as your girlfriend can keep up with you, she will be enjoying herself (at least mine did.) She actually helped me get the fourth thingamabob (I forget what it's called) in the first garden. And for once I wasn't pissed off the entire time because she was holding me back.

thank you, PixelJunk, you've saved my marriage.

[mindedone]

I guess some people don't like girls, my bad.

[Dann7978]

this game is awesome

need bubbles please

[Silogon]

Me, personally, a huge fan of PJM, simply don't like PJE. I just don't. It's tedious beyond being tedious. It's just slow paced and not very fun. I find the trophies mundane to get and not worth your time. I expected more out of this team cause PJM is probably the most played Ps3 game for me.

Shame, really.

[King_many_layers]

what is it you don't like about it ??

I think the game's pretty amazing really, so very very simple, but very addictive to play in short spells.

Maybe you should try playing it the way I have been, which is to play it in short bursts now and again.
It's pretty relaxing too with the music and the flowing shapes.

[Silogon]

I don't know where to start with it, actually. I like some aspects of it, sure, but as a whole it's just an average game and often times below average.

The swing mechanics are stiff and unintuitive. They should have had the x button for jump and then double tapping the x to shoot a web. The way they have it don't make sense. It's not right. It doesn't feel right to me.

They should have allowed you to shoot a web in mid air. That is another big hang up I've got. I don't know how many times I've been at the top of the garden, have to double tap X to jump, get caught on the web, slightly swing and then miss my jump. This only resulted in me missing every damn plant on the way down and having to climb all the way back up to the top again. Tedious isn't the word for this. Cheap is.

The objectives are often vague on the trophies. I mean, open all seeds. To me that, initially, means get all spectra for 1 garden. Nope! It means literally get all the damn seeds to make plants for you in a garden and that is tedious and just absurd to ask that of someone for a bronze trophy no less.

I can go on and on and on. This game isn't that good and in no way will most people get the trophies for it. They take too long. They're tedious and mundane and just not a whole helluva lot of fun to get.

Good concept, but flawed. I expected way more out of this team for the price of admission.

[meepmoopmeep]

the demo got me.
i bought it the minute i found out it was available on PSN.

the art direction is very eccentric and as an artsy-fartsy person as i am, i simply love the overall art direction.

Q-Games is now my favorite online-download game developer. I can't wait to see what they have cooked up in their minds for future PSN games.

[thereapersson]

These guys continue to put out quality titles.

[titntin]

I can only add to the rest of your comments - this is a seriously addictive. It takes a little time before it grabs you, but it then becomes compulsive!

[hulk_bash1987]

Score another good game for the PSN. The library of games is definately growing in number and quality.

[sajj316]

Its Super Start Dust HD all over again! Adiction in full force!