Velocity 2X
Velocity 2X is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by British studio FuturLab for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The sequel to Velocity, it was later released by Activision under the Sierra Entertainment brand for the Xbox One and PCs and Curve Digital for the Nintendo Switch.
Velocity 2X
- Date
- 2014
- Publisher
- FuturLab · Curve Games
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- shoot 'em up · platformer
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Velocity 2X is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by British studio FuturLab for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The sequel to Velocity, it was later released by Activision under the Sierra Entertainment brand for the Xbox One and PCs and Curve Digital for the Nintendo Switch.
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• Title — Velocity 2X • Developer — FuturLab • Publisher — FuturLab Activision (PC/Xbox One version) Curve Digital (Nintendo Switch version) • Platforms — PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • Released — PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita'Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One 19 August 2015 Nintendo Switch 20 September 2018 • Genre — Shoot 'em up, puzzle • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
Like the game's predecessor, Velocity 2X is a top-down shooter with the ability to teleport your ship. In the sequel, developer Futurlab added 2D platformer sections interlaced in most levels. Players move through the game's levels by collecting survivors, finishing levels quickly, and collecting every crystal, all without dying.
Plot
Plot
Following the events of the previous game, Lt. Kai Tana drifts unconscious in a distant corner of the galaxy, partially fused with the self-repairing systems of her ship. She awakens to find herself a prisoner of the Vokh Empire, who plan to use the teleportation capabilities of her ship - and of her new cyborg body - to expand across the galaxy. A captive alien scientist helps her escape and recover her ship, and the two set out on a mission to return Tana to her home planet while stopping the Vokh Empire in its tracks.
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Reception
Velocity 2X has been met with critical acclaim. Review aggregator site Metacritic assigned a score of 90 out of 100 for the PlayStation Vita version and 86 out of 100 for the PlayStation 4 version. Eurogamers Simon Parkin rated the game an 8/10 saying, "Despite the game's dipped-nose poise, its obsession with speed and clocks, it rewards those who take their time, who perfect their technique on each stage, and who savour an arcade game that's been lovingly embellished and expanded to its full and likely final potential." IGNs Vince Ingenito rated the game 9 out of 10 with the verdict being: "Velocity 2X successfully builds upon the speed of the original with its awesome new side-scrolling sections."
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- 1.Parkin, Simon. Velocity 2X Review - Eurogamer.net. Eurogamer. September 2, 2014.
- 2.Plant, Michael. FuturLab signs Sony development deal, teases Velocity successor. The Independent. Dec 12, 2012.
- 3.Have You Played. Velocity 2X?. Rock Paper Shotgun.
- 4.Metacritic. Velocity 2X for PlayStation Vita - Metacritic.
- 5.Metacritic. Velocity 2X for PlayStation Vita - Metacritic.
- 6.Metacritic. Velocity 2X for Xbox One - Metacritic.
- 7.Daniel Starkey. Velocity 2X Review - GameSpot. GameSpot. September 4, 2014.
- 8.Vince Ingenito. Velocity 2X Review - IGN. IGN. September 2, 2014.
- 9.Tom Orry. Velocity 2X Review - VideoGamer.com. VideoGamer.com. September 2, 2014.
- 10.Russ Frushtick. Velocity 2X review: Hybrid Heaven. Polygon. September 2, 2014.
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