Xeodrifter
Xeodrifter is a 2014 Metroidvania video game developed and published by Renegade Kid for the Nintendo 3DS and Microsoft Windows. A Wii U port of the game was released 2015, and after Gambitious Digital Entertainment acquired the rights to the Microsoft Windows version of the game, it was also released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2015. A Nintendo Switch version was released in February 2018 after Watsham's company Atooi acquired the rights to the game after Renegade Kid's dissolution.
Xeodrifter
- Date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Xeodrifter was published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Metroidvania
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Xeodrifter is a 2014 Metroidvania video game developed and published by Renegade Kid for the Nintendo 3DS and Microsoft Windows. A Wii U port of the game was released 2015, and after Gambitious Digital Entertainment acquired the rights to the Microsoft Windows version of the game, it was also released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2015. A Nintendo Switch version was released in February 2018 after Watsham's company Atooi acquired the rights to the game after Renegade Kid's dissolution.
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• Title — Xeodrifter • Developer — Renegade Kid Atooi (Switch) • Publisher — * Renegade Kid • Gambitious Digital Entertainment (PS4, PS Vita) • Atooi (Switch) • Platforms — * Microsoft Windows • Nintendo 3DS • PlayStation 4 • PlayStation Vita • Wii U • Nintendo Switch • Released — Nintendo 3DS'Microsoft WindowsDecember 11, 2014Wii UJuly 30, 2015PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita'Nintendo SwitchFebruary 15, 2018 • Genre — Metroidvania • Modes — Single-player • Designer — * Jools Watsham • Matthew Gambrell • Programmer — Matthew Gambrell • Artist — Jools Watsham • Composer — * Roth Sothy • Matthew Gambrell • Brian Altano
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Xeodrifter is a Metroidvania video game, where the player controls an astronaut whose spaceship is damaged by an asteroid, and must visit four nearby planets in order to repair it. The game allows the player to explore the planets, each representing a different environment. The planets can be visited in any order, but exploration depends on power-ups to gain access to new areas. The game draws inspiration from the Metroid series, and borrows elements from another Renegade Kid game, Mutant Mudds.
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Xeodrifter has been generally well received upon release, with critics praising its gameplay and mechanics, but criticizing its repetitive bosses and short length. The Nintendo 3DS version of the game holds an aggregated Metacritic score of 73/100 based on 17 critic reviews.
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- 1.Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom. The Planet-Hopping Xeodrifter Will Touch Down On Nintendo Switch This February. Nintendo Life. 26 January 2018.
- 2.Metroidvania Xeodrifter Finally Arrives In Physical Form, Starts Shipping Next Week. Nintendo Life. 2020-05-19.
- 3.Jason Schreier. It's Not Quite Super Metroid, But It'll Do. Kotaku. Gawker Media. December 29, 2014.
- 4.Xeodrifter merges Metroid, Mutant Mudds and Moon. Eurogamer.net. October 9, 2014.
- 5.Xeodrifter Postmortem. Game Developer.
- 6.CBS Interactive. Xeodrifter Critic Reviews for 3DS. Metacritic.
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