Reviews - irelandm

This is a fantastic concept with some really really great ideas. I rated the game higly purely because of this, and because I really believe this is one of those gems that deserves to rise above the average games out there.

But there are some serious stumbling blocks that need to be addressed:

1. Resolution settings option. There isn't one that I could find.
2. Horrendous FPS (unplayably bad sometimes) despite my excellent hardware specs. Other games run smooth (Tremulous, Torchlight, Nexuiz, Open-Arena, etc etc)
3. Default music versus other sound volume is too loud.
4. Menus deserve to be a lot prettier.
5. Game intro deserves to be a video, or a graphic slideshow with text plus more dramatic voice-over.
6. A bit confusing in the beginning as to what-to-do. Trial and error is sadly not the best at making a good impression.
7. Targetting reticle and other HUD graphics seem to be after-thoughts ... make these prettier & more engaging.

Yadda yadda yadda ... It's a cool game, for sure. The ability to leave the captain's chair at any point and climb into the turret is cool. I look forward to being able to exit my ship and kick some malevolent-alien ***!

Harkens back to the old Commodore 64's Gauntlet which was a lot of fun. This one has fun graphics (maybe a tad dated, but still respectable for a free game), and the gameplay is highly addictive. Give this one a try!