CODE SHIFTER
- January 29, 2020
- LAND HO! Co., Ltd.
Code Shifter is a solid enough action platformer for fans of Arc System Works' properties but doesn't deliver much in the way of original content.
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Get on Xbox Games StoreIn CODE SHIFTER, players take on the role of a video game developer who must fix bugs and solve puzzles in a 2D side-scrolling action game. By using the Code Shifter program, the developer can transform into various video game characters, each with unique abilities, to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies. The game features a level editor, allowing players to create and share their own custom levels with others.
Reviews
- story3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
CODE SHIFTER (Switch eShop)- Review
In conclusion, Code Shifter is unfortunately, a big bag of missed potential. On one side, you have some of the best chiptune remixes to grace any video game, and it’s clear Arc gave it their all to represent each character in their own special way, nailing the crossover aspect in that regard. But on the other hand, the majority of the game sports this absolutely dull art style that honestly feels as if it belonged to another game before Arc characters were thrown in at the later stages of development. Combine that with some confusing design decisions such as the lack of D-Pad support, character themes getting interrupted by bosses, to even the 8-bit minigame lacking so much as stage, music, or CPU select options, and you have a mess of a crossover that barely feels like one, and isn’t even as fully realized as it easily could have been.
50%Code Shifter Review
Code Shifter is a solid enough action platformer for fans of Arc System Works' properties but doesn't deliver much in the way of original content.
60%Code Shifter Review
Code Shifters isn’t a bad game. It’s not a great game either, its just kind of there.
30%
