Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 510 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 244 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
54 of 244 sampled reviews raised it
There's also a very cool mechanic that has a super mode activated after shooting at enough incoming enemy projectiles.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
39 of 244 sampled reviews raised it
If you want to play this only through local co-op, please consider this.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 244 sampled reviews raised it
This Reloaded version is amazing at how effectively it updates the visuals while not losing the original look and style, so much that you'd almost think that beside the 16:9 aspect ratio, it used to be exactly like that.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
23 of 244 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack has been finely remastered but a Retro Mode to use the original tracks is available.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 244 sampled reviews raised it
Rearmed adds new weapons & new characters, it is everything to love & nothing to hate.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
10 of 244 sampled reviews raised it
The game plays well on both a controller and keyboard due to how minimal the controls were even on the original.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay54 reviews
Co-op39 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Divided opinion
Story100% still recommend
Characters91% still recommend
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty72% still recommend
Multiplayer72% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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