PixelJunk Shooter's flat colors and spacious playfield may remind you of its predecessor, PixelJunk Eden, or maybe its more defined cartoon look will have you thinking of PixelJunk Monsters. Well, it's certainly neither of those. Of course, it's not too fair to compare the PixelJunk games with one another when they're each so different, but that's what developer Q-Games gets when it puts them in a numbered collection (Shooter being "1-4"). Regardless, Shooter continues to represent the series' concept of simple, enjoyable games in high-res 2D, while also demonstrating a clear strengthening of Q's grip on just-plain-fun game design. And that makes it, different or not, the best of the bunch so far.
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He writes:
"The ultimate edition received a major overhaul, which includes graphics. The overall artist effort truly shines on the PC. The water in each level looks like it is actually flowing, with perfectly precise physics, and subtle depth."
i love all the pixeljunk games and bought every one available for the ps3. not sure if it's worth buying again for the pc
Posted by Dylan Cuthbert on Aug 31, 2015 // President and Executive Producer, Q-Games Ltd.:
If you know anything about Q-Games, you know that we made a name for ourselves during the PlayStation 3 era with our acclaimed PixelJunk series. Debuting way back in 2007, we were one of the first indies to cut our teeth on the newly released console. Our idea for the series was simple: rework old school gaming concepts in beautiful high-definition visuals, while keeping the easy to learn, difficult to master gameplay that made us fall in love with games in the first place.
I have a hard time believing it's better than Monsters.