PewPew 2

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PewPew 2 is a single player action game. It was developed by Jean-Francois Geyelin and was released on March 22, 2011. It received very positive reviews from players.

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91%

Audience ScoreBased on 642 reviews

graphics32 positive mentions

monetization3 negative mentions

The game features fast-paced and addictive gameplay with a variety of modes, including a challenging campaign that adds depth to the experience.
Excellent graphics and smooth controls enhance the overall enjoyment, making it one of the best mobile games available.
The developer provides regular updates and support, ensuring the game remains engaging and enjoyable over time.

Many players find the difficulty level to be excessively high, making it frustrating to unlock new ships and achieve gold medals.
The game suffers from frequent bugs and crashes, particularly after updates, which can hinder the overall experience.
Leaderboards are often filled with cheaters, diminishing the competitive aspect of the game and leading to dissatisfaction among players.

graphics
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
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The graphics of the game have received widespread praise for their excellence, unique style, and smooth execution, with many players highlighting the appealing retro and vector designs that enhance the gameplay experience. While some users noted minor bugs and performance issues, the overall visual presentation is described as beautiful, engaging, and a significant factor in the game's addictiveness. Additionally, the combination of impressive graphics and a catchy soundtrack contributes to a highly enjoyable gaming experience.
- “The graphics are excellent, and the soundtrack is quite good too!”
- “Beautiful & addictive tribute to the 'glowing line' vector graphics arcade games of the 70s & 80s like Asteroids & Tempest.”
- “Graphics are beautifully done, and the gameplay is very challenging and fun.”
- “In addition to the usual outdated warnings and minor bugs (chromatic conflict has switched colors out of turn since day one), this is now unplayable because the joysticks freeze in Android 10 even with the most basic graphics settings (which I've had to use on Pixel devices for the last three years to avoid crashes).”
- “Xbox 360 graphics :)”
- “Smooth graphics.”
music
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
58%
33%
9%
The music in the game has received widespread acclaim, with many players praising its catchy and addictive quality that enhances the overall experience. Reviewers highlight the soundtrack as a standout feature, often describing it as groovy, awesome, and perfectly integrated into the gameplay without interruptions. Overall, the music contributes significantly to the game's appeal, making it a memorable aspect for players.
- “Great game, lots of fun, music is catchy, stays in your head all day long, addictive and challenging gameplay, cool bosses, a feel good ending.”
- “The music is awesome, gameplay is challenging and rewarding, the graphics are amazing, and the game replay value is high.”
- “Eye-popping visuals, catchy soundtrack, endless replayability--uncontrollably addicting.”
- “Why are the songs back to back?”
- “Styled for late 90s with non-disturbing background music.”
- “Only thing it needs is a live music player to choose songs; the beats are awesome!”
gameplay
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
23%
10%
The gameplay is widely praised for its fast-paced, addictive nature, smooth mechanics, and engaging challenges across various modes. While many players enjoy the fun and competitive aspects, some express frustration with the lack of purpose after achieving gold medals and the difficulty spikes in certain campaign levels. Overall, the combination of excellent graphics, intuitive controls, and a variety of gameplay modes contributes to a highly enjoyable experience.
- “The gameplay is a blast and it is so much fun competing against friends' highscores!”
- “The various modes of play are well thought out, the gameplay is smooth and addictive, and the graphics are unique and interesting.”
- “Stylized, utterly polished, fun, challenging and featuring an impressive variety of flawlessly implemented gameplay mechanics.”
- “This game has a very simple gameplay and graphics design, but it is highly addicting, and with so many game modes to choose from, it's almost several games within itself!”
- “But for some reason after about 5 minutes of gameplay, the game doesn't recognize that my fingers are on the screen and goes right to pause!?”
- “Gameplay 3/5.”
replayability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
58%
17%
25%
Overall, the game is praised for its high replayability, with many users highlighting its engaging gameplay, challenging mechanics, and the ability to set high scores as key factors that keep them coming back. While some players find the replay value lacking over time, the majority appreciate the depth and variety of game modes that enhance the experience. The combination of intense arcade-style action and appealing visuals contributes to its addictive nature, making it a standout in terms of replayability.
- “This is a treasure, with tons of replayability.”
- “Definitely not like the lazy time killers littering the market - fantastically intense arcade style replayability, that works even on a Huawei U8150 (if your ROM has the multitouch patch).”
- “Eye-popping visuals, catchy soundtrack, endless replayability--uncontrollably addicting.”
- “Ok at first, boring now very low replay value.”
- “The gameplay is seamless, but the replay value is not a problem because you leave high scores to cracked.”
- “Similar kind of premise to Geometry Wars - while it lacks the pretty explosions, it has loads more depth, plenty of game modes, and replayability.”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The game's story aspect receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the inclusion of a storyline and its engaging elements, while others criticize it for being minimal and lacking depth. The campaign is described as enjoyable but short, with easy bosses and a desire for more content in the story mode. Overall, the narrative is seen as a fun addition, but many players feel it could be expanded further.
- “I love how they added a story.”
- “It doesn't get old, and the storyline is pretty cool.”
- “Many different games with a story make this fun.”
- “No story at all, plenty of baddies, and awesome music.”
- “The campaign, while good, has basically no story to it and the bosses are too easy.”
- “But kinda short on story mode.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Overall, the game's stability is mixed; while it runs well on certain devices and is praised for its graphics and music, users report issues with glitches, buggy controls, and frequent auto-pausing, particularly when using specific features like the supercannon.
- “Runs great on Nexus S and Xoom.”
- “Runs great.”
- “So sick, runs great, amazing graphics, awesome music, can't beat the quality of this game!”
- “The game glitches out when you get a super cannon.”
- “I love it, but sometimes the controls can be a bit buggy in this version.”
- “The controls are buggy; the game keeps auto-pausing constantly because it doesn't register my left thumb properly.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The game's optimization is mixed; while some users report excellent performance and smooth gameplay on specific devices, others note that the engine lacks optimization for modern high-end hardware. Overall, it sets a high standard for performance on the platform, but improvements may be needed for newer devices.
- “Love the game, great performance!”
- “This game sets the standard for performance, presentation, and fun for all games on this platform.”
- “Runs smoothly all the time on Nexus S!”
- “The game engine does not appear to be optimized for modern high-end devices.”
- “Performance issues persist even on top-tier hardware, making the experience frustrating.”
- “The lack of optimization leads to frequent frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The monetization aspect of the game is generally well-received, with users appreciating the absence of intrusive in-app purchases and ads, which enhances the overall experience. Some players noted the presence of ads but found them minimal or unobtrusive, contributing to a positive impression of the game's monetization strategy.
- “The type of game that offers this + no ads has blown my mind.”
- “No goofy in-app purchases.”
- “Super bad ads, old-school 2-stick shooter style!”
- “You heard there's ads but haven't seen any?”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features regular, humorous updates that showcase the developer's clever and engaging sense of humor, earning praise from users.
- “Regular, humorous updates.”
- “Hats off to the cool, clever developers with a great sense of humor.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players have expressed frustration with the game's emotional impact being undermined by technical issues, such as the game pausing unexpectedly due to unresponsive controls, which detracts from the immersive experience.