Project Root is, without a doubt, ambitious. Mixing classic shoot-em-ups (shmups) with an open world is daring to say the least. Shmups were always confined to a vertical or horizontal scrolling plane, so breaking down the barriers of the genre sounds like a huge moment of evolution for a straightforward genre of yesteryear. The creativity put into Project Root’s concept can’t be denied; it’s not an easy task. Project Root’s desire to innovate has its drawbacks, however, as the final release shows. Its combination of shmups and open-world games creates more awkward mixtures than seamless combos. These two genres aren’t as compatible as originally hoped.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are in.
Aqua Kitty DX (PS4) – 7/7/7/7 [28/40]
Aqua Kitty DX (PSV) – 7/7/7/7 [28/40]
Astral Breakers (Wii U) – 5/6/6/7 [24/40]
Dark Souls III (PS4) – 9/10/9/10 [38/40]
Dark Souls III (XBO) – 9/10/9/10 [38/40]
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition (PS4) _ 8/8/8/9 [33/40]
Elite Quest (Wii U) – 7/7/8/8 [30/40]
Project Root (PS4) – 6/6/7/6 [25/40]
Project Root (PSV) – 6/6/7/6 [25/40]
Project Root (XBO) – 6/6/7/6 [25/40]
Republique (PS4) – 8/8/8/8 [32/40]
Skullgirls 2nd Encore (PS4) – 8/8/8/8 [32/40]
Skullgirls 2nd Encore (PSV) – 8/8/8/8 [32/40]
Toki Tori 3D (3DS) – 7/8/8/6 [29/40]
Rich at GameSpew writes: "Whether it’s because of terrible controls, boring gameplay or even just downright ugly graphics, a bad game is a bad game. Unfortunately, I’ve been subjected to quite a few over the last couple of years on the PS4, and so I thought I’d point out the worst of the worst; my top 10 worst games on PS4 in fact.
Hopefully you’ll heed my words and stay away from this ragtag bunch of putrid excuses for video games. I’ve played them so you don’t have to!"
Neil writes "The Xbox Live Deals With Gold sale takes centre stage once more as we power into 2016. What bargains await the good people of Xbox One and Xbox 360 land this time round?"
