Mike G from Twinfinite writes:
Multplayer-only games are a risky business. They hinge solely on the fact that the gameplay is enough to make playing exclusively with other people at the expense of any sort of single-player experience tolerable.
It’s not easy. It’s mostly not always fun. Yet Orbital Gear is a game that manages to be so blazing hilariously enjoyable that you almost forget there’s a bit of room for improvement.
Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
Gravity. Sure, it’s that handy physical law that keeps us from drifting out into the bleakness of space. But it makes for a some really fun mechanic in a wide variety of games. Whether it is a simple ragdoll tumbling down a hill in a FPS, a simple Flash golf game, or one of the myriad Scorched Earth clones, I still get a thrill from playing with the physics. In fact, years ago, I interviewed to write for a now-defunct physics game website just to fuel that glee. When I was offered the chance to play Orbital Gear, a side scrolling shooter featuring large mechs hopping and drifting around planets, I jumped at the opportunity.
From Strategyinformer.com: "Competitive, 2D twitch-based deathmatch games seem to be few and far between these days. The brilliantly irreverent Nidhogg stands as one fine and recent example but other than that, there is little which really stands out. Enter then, Orbital Gear by Swedish developer Night Node. A furiously kinetic and enjoyable mech on mech death match brawler with a gravitational twist, just a few flaws hold the game back from greatness".
Here's the official Launch Trailer for Orbital Gear.
