Forbidden planet

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Forbidden planet is a single player shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Faton and was released on January 11, 2016. It received negative reviews from players.

"Forbidden Planet" is a Space Strategy and Tower Defense game where you protect your home planet and explore the universe for resources to colonize other planets. The game features a combination of 2D and 3D graphics, deep strategic gameplay, and a variety of planets, spaceships, asteroids, and music by Projecteur. Your main objective is to defend against asteroids while managing your planets and spaceships.

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Single-Player

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37%

Audience ScoreBased on 122 reviews

graphics8 positive mentions

gameplay6 negative mentions

The game offers a good number of levels, providing a decent amount of gameplay for its price.
Players can develop their character and purchase upgrades, adding a layer of progression.
The minimalist art style and clear visuals help players focus on mechanics and strategic decisions.

The tutorial is very weak and fails to adequately explain gameplay mechanics, leaving players confused.
Gameplay becomes repetitive as most levels can be completed using the same strategy, leading to boredom.
Many purchasable items are deemed useless, and the game lacks essential features like a map or radar.

gameplay
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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56%
24%
The gameplay has been criticized for its repetitiveness and lack of depth, with many players noting that levels often follow the same patterns and strategies. While the mechanics are straightforward and some find appeal in their transparency, issues such as poor tutorials, glitches, and an unbalanced experience detract from overall enjoyment. Additionally, the game suffers from outdated graphics and a lack of environmental variety, leading to a generally underwhelming gameplay experience.
- “The core gameplay revolves around piloting a central spacecraft while overseeing the growth and protection of your planetary network.”
- “Defensive encounters often feel tense not because of mechanical complexity, but because of how tightly your margin for error is constrained.”
- “Systems are straightforward and sometimes lack the polish expected from more modern strategy titles, but there is a certain appeal in how transparently the mechanics interact.”
- “Gameplay is incredibly repetitive, with the only objectives being 'survive x asteroid waves' and 'earn x amount of money', with both objectives being completed by playing the game the same way.”
- “The same mechanic/map is reused each time with a slightly increasing difficulty in the mission complete objective. There's not much point in colonizing the planets since they get blown to smithereens rather easily, your ship can't shoot so you can't actively defend them, and while you are out collecting resources, you cannot keep an eye on what's going on with your resource gathering nodes.”
- “Poor tutorial/instructions, controls, and gameplay.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
42%
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The graphics in the reviewed games are generally described as outdated or poor quality, with some users noting a lack of environmental variety and clunky visuals. While a few titles feature decent artwork and vector graphics, many players express disappointment in the overall visual experience, suggesting that the focus on mechanics and gameplay may overshadow the need for more modern graphics.
- “Forbidden Planet is viewed from the cockpit of your craft, with the action displayed in vector graphics.”
- “Anomaly series: really old school strategy with great artwork.”
- “Universe Sandbox 2: a strict simulation that lets you imagine 'what if?' Great graphics & art!”
- “While the art style can feel dated and lacks environmental variety, it serves its purpose by keeping attention focused on mechanics and strategic decisions rather than visual excess.”
- “Forbidden Planet is disappointing, with outdated graphics and clunky gameplay.”
- “Graphics are very poor quality 2D top-down style, but at least the developers didn't use pixel graphics.”
story
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
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The story in the game is largely criticized for being unengaging and uninspired, with players finding it dull and lacking in depth. While there are various mission types, they often feel repetitive and fail to provide a compelling narrative, leading to a gameplay experience that is more about resource management than storytelling. Overall, the lack of a meaningful plot detracts from the enjoyment, making the game feel like a tedious grind rather than an adventurous journey.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “Rymdresa: a space story in poetry with awesome graphics and art.”
- “Despite the varying missions, most levels can be done with the same strategy: find a planet to colonize and put some turrets in it.”
- “This game has no action or adventure, no fun, no decent plot or anything.”
- “The same mechanic/map is reused each time with a slightly increasing difficulty in the mission completion objective. There's not much point in colonizing the planets since they get blown to smithereens rather easily, your ship can't shoot so you can't actively defend them, and while you are out collecting resources, you cannot keep an eye on what's going on with your resource gathering nodes.”
- “Despite the varying missions, most levels can be completed with the same strategy: find a planet to colonize and put some turrets in it. Although you'll be busy setting these up at the beginning, it doesn't take long before it becomes a waiting game - you'll need to fast forward the game and wait for several minutes until the mission objective is completed.”
music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
28%
27%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players find it enjoyable and relaxing, others criticize it as repetitive and uninspired, likening it to "elevator music." Overall, the soundtrack is noted for its decent quality but lacks excitement, with some players wishing for more engaging compositions to enhance the gameplay experience.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “Graphic is decent, music is enjoyable.”
- “Awesome soundtracks.”
- “The soundtrack cannot be turned off.”
- “This sucks; it's a boring game with slow gameplay, elevator music, and not much to do.”
- “Instead of just trashing the unclear directions, bad grammar, elevator music, and general pointless gameplay of the forbidden planet, let me give you a list of 18 'better' uses of your time in space, fellow star voyager!”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The stability of the game is heavily criticized, with users reporting a broken user interface, frequent glitches, and unbalanced gameplay, leading to an overall frustrating experience.
- “Broken UI, glitches, and unbalanced gameplay.”
- “Not fun, buggy UI.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly criticizing the cumbersome purchasing system and the lack of engaging reactions. However, some feel that the overall experience is somewhat mitigated by the game's free price point.
- “Ugh... that game could be made so much better with more 'reactions'... or buying fuels is so tedious. The way you buy things is frustrating, but considering that I got it for free, it's not that bad.”