Английская Википедия:Assault Android Cactus

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Assault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter developed and published by Witch Beam. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux in 2015, PlayStation 4 in 2016, Xbox One in 2017 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. An enhanced version for the Switch was released in 2019 as Assault Android Cactus+.

Gameplay

Assault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter played primarily from a quarter-down perspective.[1][2] The Player takes control of one of nine Androids, the first of which being Cactus, an Interplanetary Police Department (IPPD) junior constable, who crashes her ship into a space freighter 'Genki Star'. The player must fight through hordes of rogue robots to take back control of the Genki Star.[1] The game can be played in single-player or in local cooperative play with up to four players.[3][2] The game features four game modes: a story, campaign, a challenging 50 layer mode, Infinity Drive, daily challenges, Daily Drive, and boss rush mode.[2] The game has nine playable androids to choose from,[2] each of which have a different combination of primary and secondary weapons.[1] The game includes 25 stages which morph and transform as the level progresses.[2][1]

Development

Assault Android Cactus was developed and published by Brisbane-based video game development studio Witch Beam.[2][1] One of the game's developers, Sanatana Mishra noted that the team's decision to not launch the game on Xbox One video game console was due to the ID@Xbox parity clause which required developers to launch their games on Xbox One the same day as other platforms.[4]

Release

The development team were originally targeting a January 2014 release for Assault Android Cactus.[2] However the game was officially released for Windows, OS X, and Linux on 23 September 2015, after launching from early access.[2] A PlayStation 4 version was released on 8 March 2016.[5] The game was initially in development for the PlayStation Vita and Wii U but did not release on those platforms.[2] The game, with Xbox One X enhancements which include native 4K 60fps support and an optional developer commentary, was released on 7 November 2017.[6][7]

Announced in February 2019, an expanded port for the Nintendo Switch known as Assault Android Cactus+ was released on 8 March 2019.[8]

Reception

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Шаблон:Video game reviews Assault Android Cactus received "generally favorable" reviews from critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[9][10]

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