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Atomic Adam: Episode 1

58%Game Brain Score
gameplay
graphics, monetization
77% User Score Based on 26 reviews

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Atomic Adam: Episode 1 is a gaming experience packed to the brim with nostalgic retro action! Fight, fly and shoot your way through a fully 3D world filled with giant rats, grey aliens, UFO's, boss battles and insane combat, all with an art style inspired by the retro action games of yesterday. As rock star Atomic Adam, you'll battle your way through Delta City defeating bosses on your hunt for th…

Atomic Adam: Episode 1 screenshot
Atomic Adam: Episode 1 screenshot
Atomic Adam: Episode 1 screenshot
Atomic Adam: Episode 1 screenshot
Atomic Adam: Episode 1 screenshot

77%
Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
graphics4 negative mentions

  • The game features beautiful and colorful art, with impressive backgrounds and character designs.
  • It offers mindless fun and a nostalgic arcade feel, making it enjoyable for casual play.
  • The gameplay includes unique elements like a jetpack and creative enemy designs, providing a ridiculous and entertaining experience.
  • The controls are poorly designed, making gameplay frustrating and less enjoyable.
  • The game is repetitive and lacks depth, leading to a lack of engaging gameplay.
  • It feels like a cash grab relying on retro aesthetics without delivering a compelling experience.
  • graphics
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have been criticized for being subpar, with many reviewers describing the pixel art as lazy and outdated compared to modern standards. Players feel that the visuals lack appeal and fail to match the quality of contemporary brawlers, which offer superior graphics, colors, and smoother controls. Overall, the game's graphics contribute to a negative impression, detracting from the overall experience.

    • “Think TMNT or Streets of Rage Nintendo but with way better graphics, colors, and more fluid controls and character movements.”
    • “There are plenty of brawlers using modern mechanics and graphics which are much more enjoyable.”
    • “You may expect this to be a modern version of the classic Duke Nukem platformers due to the title and pixel graphics, but it's absolutely nothing like that.”
    • “The control schemes are quite bad, and as usual, lazy retro pixel graphics make the game look bad too.”
    • “Overall the graphics and gameplay are bad, while the awful controls can be remapped; at the end of the day, there's no real appeal to this game.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay has been criticized for being simplistic and lacking depth, with many reviewers noting that it fails to stand out compared to other brawlers that utilize modern mechanics and graphics. While controls can be remapped, the overall experience is described as unappealing and not particularly engaging.

    • “The gameplay is rather simple, mindless fun.”
    • “There are plenty of brawlers using modern mechanics and graphics which are much more enjoyable.”
    • “Overall, the graphics and gameplay are bad. While the awful controls can be remapped, at the end of the day, there's no real appeal to this game.”
  • monetization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy of "Atomic Adam: Episode 1" has been criticized as a cash grab aimed at exploiting the nostalgia of millennials, reflecting a broader trend in the retro gaming movement.

    • “The retro movement is just a greedy cash grab trying to extract money from nostalgic millennials, which we definitely see here with Atomic Adam: Episode 1.”

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