"Essentially, PixelJunk has fulfilled their premise of simplistic games with low (but by no means poor) production values but deep and satisfying gameplay. It is a lot of game for your money, especially if you have the patience to slog your way through it all, much like more classic video games that we remember fondly, but it does bear more than a passing resemblance to 'Desktop Tower Defence' (Google it) in its gameplay choice. Unlike the web based DTD, there is no lenient mode giving you a tonne of money to play with as a sandbox which would have been a good introduction or sidetrack, but PixelJunk Monsters comes highly recommended for its addictive and satisfying gameplay that makes the game more than the sum of its parts, especially for its price."
Rating:
• Graphics: 5 - Simplistic in style. Not necessarily a bad thing however, as it fits the style of game that it is aiming for.
• Durability: 7 - Challenging and lengthy if you bother to play through.
• Sound: 6 - Definitely nothing special, though again, nothing wrong with it.
• Gameplay: 8 - It's addictive and a well rounded experience.
• Overall rating: 8
Review by James Hamer-Morton
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more.
Twinfinite writes:
Nintendo has just revealed on their website that PixelJunk Monsters will be coming to the Wii U via the eShop tomorrow.
Wow that is unexpected for such an old, but good game. First time the game has been on a console that wasn't Sony.
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.
This game is extremely addictive and the challenge makes the game more fun to play. Definitely a worth wild buy for only US 7.99.