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Saturday, October 17, 2020

Review of video game, Nuclear Throne, by Chandler Wang

 Nuclear Throne is a roguelike top-down shooter where you control a mutant in a futuristic wasteland. You can choose from several mutants, each with their own abilities and perks. You can play as a multi-eyed creature with telekinesis, a crystallized golem with a shield, or a venus flytrap-like plant with a vine snare to stop enemies. As you traverse through the game's levels, the enemies get more difficult as you also get stronger. By increasing in level, you gain mutations, which strengthen your character. Mutations include more health, faster fire rate as your health gets lower, and a one-time resurrection from the dead. You can also find guns in the levels, and your arsenal becomes more ridiculous along with your enemies'. As your enemies upgrade from bandits with rifles to cyborg walkers with rapid-fire laser cannons, your revolver will turn into poison crossbows, plasma snipers, and double flame shotguns. The gameplay is fast and chaotic, and bullets cover the screen as you face off against bosses and hordes of enemies. It's a challenging game, which makes it that much more rewarding to finally have a run where you make it past the third or fourth stage. The variety in weaponry and mutants allows you to change your playstyle with each playthrough, and the stages are randomly generated each time for endless variety. There are also various enemy designs, easter eggs, and other nuances to the game. Overall, it's a fun, fast-paced game with a lot of replayability and is quite unique. 8.5/10.

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