“Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge is the right itch for any gamers looking for a challenging old school game to play, however if you are a casual gamer, then this may be a game that you will pass on” The game controller design is family friendly. Outside of the D-Pad being used to play the game, we did not find any problems with playing the game with the standard controller. Some of our gamers that play tested the game saw more success in this method of playing the game. the analog stick for moving the character. To get the best experience with playing this game, we recommend using the D-Pad vs. As the game is designed to be played on a controller, your standard controller for the console is fine to use. There are some anchor points where you can grab onto but that is all that your character can do. Now some may be used to this for older games, but most gamers may find this a little cumbersome to not be able to do in gameplay. Now as the game is mimicking 80’s style of gameplay, you cannot shoot diagonal or even duck your character. You have a button to shoot your gun and a jump button as well the ability to go into the menu and choose a special weapon/tool to use in the game. Controls in Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge are designed to be in a way to mimic the gameplay from the 80’s. In our playtesting, we did not encounter any issues with the game audio. We recommend playing the game with a gaming headset to truly get the retro sound that the game was meant to be played in. The game is presented in a 5.1 surround sound and stereo 2.0 sound as well. Everything from the gun fire, to enemies, background sounds and other sounds that you would expect to hear in a game from that era are in the game in true form. As you would expect a midi style soundtrack and all the in-game sounds are 8-bit in their audio presentation. Audio in Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge is also presented in an 8-bit style. In our playtesting, we did not encounter any issues with the game graphics. As there is no colorblind mode, the games colors are quite easy to see on the screen and there is no need for it. The game detail in action is also easy to see in movement in the game and tell what from the game to the background is. The game is a callback from mid-80’s gaming and therefore the game is presented in this way. All characters, backgrounds, enemies, and other graphical assets are all in this retro style. The Game Visuals for Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge are drawn in an 8-bit style that is very bright and vivid in colors, just like the old school 8-bit games from the 80’s era. The game pans across several levels with boss battles and once they are defeated you obtain a power up that you can use on other levels. Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge at its core is an old school 8-bit pixel action/platformer where you go through challenging levels, fight bosses and find out why a young woman was abducted, and why did characters from old school games went evil.
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