CortexGear:AngryDroids

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CortexGear:AngryDroids is a clasic 3d Sci-Fi shooting sidescroller where quick tactics and skills need to be in harmony the beat the game. A run-and-gun shooter with both mouse and keyboard controls at the same time. An adventure game with a emotional story and epic game-play. Potentially therapeutic and emotionally educational, it's a game for PC, Mac and Linux.

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Play Modes

Local Multi-Player Play with friends in the same physical space using split-screen or multiple screens
2-Players Play with one other player, either online or locally, in a cooperative or competitive game mode
Multi-Player Compete or cooperate with other players online
Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo
PvP Player versus Player - Fight against other players in real-time, often in arena-style combat
Split Screen Play with multiple players on the same screen, often with divided or shared screen real estate

13%

Audience ScoreBased on 54 reviews

emotional1 positive mentions

graphics4 negative mentions

The game features trading cards, which some players find appealing.
Some players appreciate the unique concept of a sci-fi shooting side-scroller.
A few reviews mention that the robot animations are decent.

The game suffers from poor graphics, low resolution, and a lack of polish, making it visually unappealing.
Gameplay is frustrating due to awkward controls, lack of customization, and unclear instructions, leading to a confusing experience.
Many players report technical issues, including bugs, poor optimization, and a lack of fullscreen mode, making the game nearly unplayable.

graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
22%
44%
The graphics of the game have been widely criticized for being subpar, with poorly rendered environments and character designs lacking detail. Many players report issues such as stuttering and frame rate drops, exacerbated by intentional visual effects that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the visuals are described as chaotic and unpleasant, failing to deliver a satisfying aesthetic.
- “The artwork, video, and audio create an impression that simulates what it would be like to experience severe mental illness combined with a bad acid trip.”
- “The graphics are okay, to say the least.”
- “The visuals have been intentionally degraded with fake scanning lines and strange artificial artifacting.”
- “The graphics are subpar, with poorly rendered environments and character designs that lack detail or personality.”
- “The visuals have been made worse almost on purpose with fake scanning lines and weird artificial artifacting.”
- “Visuals are horrible and yet still manage to produce some god awful frame rate issues.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
25%
38%
The story in Cortexgear: Angrydroids is largely criticized for being underdeveloped, thin, and predictable, with many reviewers noting a lack of narrative depth and coherence. The game's attempt at a hard sci-fi theme is undermined by poor writing and grammar, leaving players with a disjointed and confusing experience. Overall, the narrative fails to engage, offering little more than a vague premise and minimal context.
- “An adventure game with an emotional story and epic gameplay.”
- “The game tries to be a hard sci-fi shooter/platformer/hacking simulation where you control a robot on a mission to hunt other robots, long after humanity has been wiped away.”
- “The only fragment of story I got was a strange voice during the load-up screen saying 'I will destroy you.'”
- “Furthermore, the story and characters in Cortexgear: Angrydroids are underdeveloped and uninteresting.”
- “The plot is thin and predictable, offering little in the way of narrative depth or nuance.”
- “Story makes little sense, especially with barely understandable sentences and grammar errors aplenty.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's optimization is severely criticized, with users reporting extremely poor performance, frequent lag, and significant frame rate drops, even in a simple side-scrolling format. Many consider it one of the worst-optimized games available, highlighting its unfinished state and detrimental pop-up texts that exacerbate the performance issues.
- “Worst performance I think I have ever seen in a game.”
- “Cg:ad is a member of the 'true stinkers of Steam', a game that is so appallingly unfinished and unoptimized, so poor in all its aspects, that its sole redeeming factor is that it works, barely.”
- “It's so badly optimized that it lags dreadfully even though it's a side scroller with essentially one moving part.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is criticized for being a chaotic mix of twin-stick shooter and platformer elements, resulting in a simplistic and repetitive experience with minimal variation across levels. Additionally, players have reported issues with the tutorial, indicating potential confusion and frustration early in the game.
- “The gameplay is simplistic and repetitive, with little variation from level to level.”
- “And, of course, the gameplay itself is no better; it's a schizophrenic mess trying to be a kind of twin-stick shooter/platformer hybrid.”
- “Gameplay: I think I got stuck somewhere during the tutorial section of the game.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game's music has received mixed reviews, with some players noting the lack of proper audio controls, making it difficult to turn off the background music. While some users appreciate the ability to toggle the music, others find it forgettable and the voice acting to be amateurish and grating.
- “Bewilderingly, the game doesn't include proper audio controls, so you can't turn off the annoying background music; you'll need to alt+tab out and stop the music using the Windows sound mixer.”
- “The music and sound effects are forgettable at best, and the voice acting is amateurish and grating.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits significant stability issues, including buggy animations and unresponsive controls that detract from the overall experience. Players have reported freezing problems, particularly when certain actions are triggered, necessitating a forced exit via task manager.
- “The game also suffers from a lack of polish, with buggy animations and awkward controls that make it more frustrating than engaging.”
- “If you click all the buttons on the keyboard out of boredom, and then click 'C', you see a little explosion and 'signal lost', causing the game to freeze with no option to return to the main menu. The only way out is through the task manager.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers criticize Cortexgear: angrydroids for its $6 price point, labeling it a cash grab given that players could purchase several older AAA games for the same amount.
- “Cortexgear: angrydroids has the cash grab price of $6 USD, for which you could easily get any number of older AAA games.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Character development is criticized for being weak, with characters lacking detail and personality, which detracts from the overall engagement and immersion in the game.
- “The character development feels shallow and uninspired, leaving players disconnected from their avatars.”
- “There is a lack of meaningful choices that impact character growth, making the progression feel linear and unengaging.”
- “The characters lack depth and complexity, resulting in a story that fails to resonate with players.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has limited replayability, as players find little motivation to revisit completed levels or replay the game after finishing it.
- “The game suffers from a lack of replayability, with no real incentive to revisit completed levels or play through the game again.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its emotionally engaging story and epic gameplay, creating a compelling adventure that resonates with players on a deeper level.
- “An adventure game with an emotional story and epic gameplay.”