The Escapist: PixelJunk Shooter Review

Few developers have carved out a niche as singular as Q Games has with their PixelJunk series of high-resolution PS3 oddities. Four games into the franchise, they've developed a signature approach to graphics and gameplay that is instantly recognizable: Take familiar designs, mess with the mechanics until they're barely recognizable, then layer crisp, minimalist 2D visuals and nearly ambient background music that perfectly complement the action. It's not particularly surprising that PixelJunk Shooter adheres to this formula as closely as the other three games in the series. What's surprising is how much better it actually plays. -