Exception
Exception is a 2.5D side-scrolling platform game developed and published by American studio Traxmaster Software. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in Summer 2019. Exception debuted at PAX West in 2017 as part of the Indie Megabooth.
Exception
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- 2019
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- action game
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Exception is a 2.5D side-scrolling platform game developed and published by American studio Traxmaster Software. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in Summer 2019. Exception debuted at PAX West in 2017 as part of the Indie Megabooth.
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The game is set inside a computer system taken over by viruses in which players control a protagonist attempting to stop these viruses. Gameplay is based in environments which rotate and transform. The title consists of more than 100 levels which include leaderboards which allow players to compete for the fastest times. Soundtrack includes contributions from synthwave musician Waveshaper with eight additional artists.
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• Title — Exception • Developer — Traxmaster Software • Publisher — Traxmaster Software • Platforms — * Windows • Nintendo Switch • PlayStation 4 • Xbox One • Released — August 13, 2019 • Genre — Platform • Modes — Single-player
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- 1.Romano, Sal. Exception launches August 13. Gematsu. July 28, 2019.
- 2.Traxmaster Software Announces. www.gamasutra.com.
- 3.Explore, Rotate 3D World in NES-Inspired Platformer Exception This Summer. Hardcore Gamer. 2019-06-25.
- 4.Staff, Ars. The Ars 10: We pick our favorite indie games from PAX West 2017. Ars Technica. 2017-09-11.
- 5.Watch Levels Transform Before Your Eyes In Exception, A New Platformer Headed For Switch. Nintendo Life. 2019-06-26.
- 6.Roberto. Exception - Bringing a New Dimension to Action and Platforming at PAX EAST 2018. StackUp.org. 2018-05-02.
- 7.Rotating Action Platformer 'Exception' Announced for Xbox One. XboxAchievements.
- 8.Exception Lays out its Synthwave Soundtrack. Original Sound Version.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- https://www.playground.ru/exception/news/ekshen_platformer_exception_o_spasenii_vashego_pk_ot_virusov_stal_besplatnym_v_steam-1647993
- https://www.thegamingreview.com/11992/2019/08/24/review-exception/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20241211044948/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/51377/exception-switch-review
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250428175731/https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2019/09/11/exception-review/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250516053225/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/exception
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250716142914/https://purenintendo.com/review-exception-nintendo-switch/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240420013353/https://www.nintendo-insider.com/exception-review/
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