- September 27, 2016
- Lichthund
Lichtspeer
Lichtspeer is nonsensical, bloody, and a joy to behold. It suffers from repetition, and stages that drag on a little too long, but is a worthy experience for those possessing the willpower to tackle this challenging title.
Lichtspeer is nonsensical, bloody, and a joy to behold. It suffers from repetition, and stages that drag on a little too long, but is a worthy experience for those possessing the willpower to tackle this challenging title.
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About Lichtspeer
Lichtspeer is a single player arcade sport game with comedy and violence themes. It was developed by Lichthund and was released on September 27, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.
LICHTSPEER is an unforgiving fast-paced lightspear-throwing simulator set in an ancient germanic future. Get ready to feel that beloved 80’s arcade rush in this brutal, stylish and psychedelic adventure. Embrace the future, eat Strudel, play LICHTSPEER.
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- Addictive and satisfying spear-throwing gameplay with a compelling skill-based challenge.
- Unique art style mixing futuristic Germanic themes with bright, colorful visuals and a great techno soundtrack.
- Variety of enemies and special abilities add depth and replay value with some humorous and quirky elements.
- Difficulty ramps up sharply, with some unfair and frustrating boss fights that remove power-ups and require unreasonably precise timing.
- Controls, especially aiming with the mouse, can feel clunky and awkward, sometimes causing frustrating deaths.
- Repetitive levels, music loops, and the lack of character movement make the gameplay feel limited and occasionally tedious.
gameplay
28 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is simple, skill-based, and highly addictive, centered around precise aim-and-throw mechanics with responsive controls. While it offers variety in enemies, upgrades, and challenging boss fights, some players find it repetitive and limited due to the stationary nature of combat. Overall, its charm, execution, and engaging gameplay loop make it a compelling arcade-style experience despite occasional repetitiveness.
“This is exactly what good gameplay is: you take a basic skill and test it, ramping up difficulty and presenting that same simple skill in new and surprising ways.”
“Lichtspeer's mechanics may be simple (but still skill based), but its charm and execution make it worth coming back to for a little arcadey goodness.”
“Lichtspeer's saving grace is its exceedingly satisfying aim-and-throw gameplay.”
“The gameplay becomes shallow and repetitive and replaying stages becomes a chore.”
“You can upgrade your abilities between levels, which is a plus, but the game mechanics are still very limited (you can't even move your character around).”
“It has a really cool visual theme and sound, simple but tight gameplay, lots of variety of enemies and skills and battlefield, but the gameplay is just you literally standing in one place and throwing your spears in an arc, Worms style.”
Critic Reviews
Lichtspeer Review
Despite some great presentation, Lichtspeer is simply an unfair experience that never feels rewarding or fun.
40%Lichtspeer Makes Pleasing a German God Difficult, Yet Funny
If you’re looking for something that’s easy to pick up but will present a challenging experience, Lichtspeer may just be what you need.
70%Lichtspeer
Lichtspeer is by no means a masterpiece. It won’t change the face of gaming or be crowned Game of the Year 2016 but it is that perfect little game that sometimes you just need. It puts fun above all else and I loved it. The short length focussed around re-playability through special objectives for each level and new powers to play with feels right. The story that can be told in a single sentence doesn’t get in the way of gameplay. The graphics are simple, yet stylish, reminding me a little of Guacamelee. The music is enjoyable, upbeat techno that suits the theme and continued to hold my interest. It just all comes together in a neat package, begging to be played on a slow afternoon. Kick back and be challenged for a few hours. Let everything else fade away and Lichtspeer.
80%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lichtspeer is a arcade sport game with comedy and violence themes. Common tags for Lichtspeer include indie, trading, gaming, soundtrack, cartoon and others.
Lichtspeer is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iPhone and others.
Lichtspeer was released on September 27, 2016.
Lichtspeer was developed by Lichthund.
Lichtspeer has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Lichtspeer for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
Lichtspeer is a single player game.
Similar games include The Culling of the Cows, Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, Electronic Super Joy, One Finger Death Punch, Devil Daggers and others.