Guns Up!
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Developer(s) | Valkyrie Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Action strategy game |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Guns Up! (stylized as GUNS UP!) is a free-to-play action strategy game developed by Valkyrie Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released on December 5, 2015 for the PlayStation 4. A Windows port was later released on February 5, 2018 through Steam.
It received a mixed reception from critics, who commended its accessibility but criticized its lack of complexity and microtransactions.
Gameplay[]
The game tasks players with creating an impenetrable base and an army to attack the bases of other players.[1] The player must use munitions, the in-game currency, to do this, which is earned by attacking other players' bases.[1] The multiplayer is asychronous in that players cannot defend their bases, only direct their troops in capturing other bases.[1] The player can randomly unlock special attacks on the field and from support cards.[1]
There is the option to spend real currency to buy in-game gold, which can unlock special soldiers much faster, as well as customize the player's army and soldiers.[1] In battle, the player loses if their transport truck is destroyed.
Reception[]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | PS4: 54/100[2] |
IGN nominated Guns Up! for "Best Strategy Game" at E3 2014 [3]
The game received mixed reception, with the aggregate score being 54/100 on Metacritic based on 13 reviews.[2]
C.J. Andriessen of Destructoid rated the game 25/100, calling the game "repetitive, tedious" and "digital Ambien", and stated that the game was "un-fun" without spending money on microtransactions to increase the XP gained, but also said that the microtransactions made the game too easy.[1]
Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat rated the game 70/100, finding it "fun and replayable", but criticizing the "slow network response".[4] He compared it to Clash of Clans and said that it had the potential to bridge the gap between mobile and console games if the network was more reliable.[4]
Ben Tarrant of Playstation Lifestyle gave the game a score of 75 out of 100 stating "Guns Up! is devilishly addictive" and, "leaving you with a constant desire to progress and improve both your settlement and your garrison of units".[5]
Official PlayStation Magazine UK rated the game 40/100, saying that it felt "soulless" and that it was "a mobile freemium game in poor disguise".[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Dean Takahashi. "Review: Guns Up!". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ a b "GUNS UP! for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "IGN's Best of E3 2014 Awards". IGN. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b "Guns Up! brings the casual nature of Clash of Clans to the console — with lag. Lots of lag". VentureBeat. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ Tarrant, Ben (2015-12-15). "Guns Up! Review – Tactical Troopers (PS4)". Playstation Lifestyle. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Official PlayStation Magazine UK. February 2016. p. 122.
- 2015 video games
- Action video games
- PlayStation Network games
- PlayStation 4 games
- Free-to-play video games
- Multiplayer video games
- Sony Interactive Entertainment games
- Strategy video games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games scored by Olof Gustafsson
- Windows games