GIGA WRECKER
- February 5, 2017
- Game Freak
Giga Wrecker Alt marries puzzling with Metroidvania beautifully, offering up just enough challenge without getting in its own way. Despite its few stumbles, Giga Wrecker Alt is one of those out-of-nowhere games that's well worth your time.
Get on SteamGIGA WRECKER is a physics-based puzzle-platformer where you manipulate debris to solve levels and defeat enemies. As a mechanically-enhanced girl, traverse through a post-apocalyptic world, using your abilities to create and control tools made from scrap. With challenging gameplay and creative level design, GIGA WRECKER offers a unique spin on the genre.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- story95 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- gameplay83 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- music57 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- graphics56 mentions
- 52 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- character development7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 71 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Giga Wrecker Alt. Review
When it's not giving the world more reasons to 'Catch 'Em All', Game Freak continues to deliver interesting and unexpected forays into other genres. Much like Tembo the Badass Elephant before it, Giga Wrecker Alt. is a quirky left-turn that takes the exploration staples of a 2D Metroidvania and combines it with a destructible environment puzzle system for some creative and hugely rewarding puzzles. Combat is quite forgettable, but sucker-punching a boss with a giant ball can be ridiculous fun when you pull it off. Its looks might not be that memorable, but it's still a worthy way to make a mess on Switch.
70%Giga Wrecker Alt. Review
As with their previous non-Pokémon efforts, Game Freak's Giga Wrecker Alt. shows that the developer has a knack for character-driven platformers. Utilizing an array of tools and physics to progress is satisfying. It's especially fun to discover solutions that weren't intended by the developers. Creativity goes a long way in this adventure. However, while the PS4 version adds a few extras over its PC counterpart, the halved frame-rate is really disappointing. Some sections, particularly the boss battles, are made harder than they should be because of this. The level-creator going MIA is unfortunate, as well. If you're willing to look past these issues, then definitely give this a look.
70%Giga Wrecker Alt Review - PS4
Giga Wrecker Alt marries puzzling with Metroidvania beautifully, offering up just enough challenge without getting in its own way. Despite its few stumbles, Giga Wrecker Alt is one of those out-of-nowhere games that's well worth your time.
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