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Project Root

A fun little shoot-em-up with an interesting twist, but only if you’re not really interested in a story line and just want to pop some bad guys when you have a bit of down-time.
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47%Game Brain Score
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story, graphics
47% User Score Based on 58 reviews
Critic Score 37%Based on 10 reviews

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Project Root is a single player and multiplayer role playing shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Reverb Triple XP and was released on April 30, 2014. It received negative reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution. Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarios where the player's skill will be the key to survive.

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Audience ScoreBased on 58 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Unique 360-degree rotation and open-world shoot 'em up gameplay add a fresh twist to the classic genre.
  • Responsive and precise ship controls create an enjoyable experience especially for fans of top-down shooters.
  • Graphics and explosions are well done, with detailed environments and a solid arcade feel throughout.
  • Poor PC port with broken keyboard/mouse controls, forced controller prompts, and frequent crashes or bugs.
  • Game design issues include invisible walls blocking enemies, endless enemy respawns causing monotony, and no checkpoints in long levels leading to frustration.
  • Lack of developer support post-release results in unresolved bugs, broken achievements, unbalanced difficulty, and perceived abandonment.
  • gameplay
    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers some unique features like full 360-degree rotation, various weapons, power-ups, and a challenging difficulty that can make progression rewarding. However, it is often criticized for being repetitive, with bland upgrades, frustrating enemy mechanics, and poorly designed level elements like invisible walls that hinder enjoyment. Despite promising mechanics and solid controls, these flaws lead to a frustrating and monotonous experience that limits the game's potential.

    • “Full 360 degree rotation, ground fire (which is a nice touch), and helicopter style gameplay.”
    • “Like you would expect from a game like this there is a variety of weapons and power ups for you to pick up during missions as well as three difficulty settings with profound impact on the gameplay.”
    • “The radial gameplay is a cool feature used to great effect.”
    • “Otherwise, I felt that the gameplay got very boring very quickly, with a boring upgrade system, uninteresting weapons, and very repetitive gameplay (is it dead yet? Circle strafe until it is!).”
    • “Of course in reality, the gameplay is nearly as poor; it's marred by the usual suspects - invisible walls (with enemies that can shoot at you through them, but you can't shoot back - oh and they can do this with some standard geometry too), backtracking and just painfully bland & repetitive gameplay.”
    • “There's scope here for a good game were a bit more work put in, but the smart money says that you'll be way more frustrated with Project Root's patently unfair gameplay than you are impressed by it.”
  • story
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in this game is generally considered lackluster and poorly presented, with difficult-to-read text during combat and unengaging cutscenes that rely on static images and weak dialogue. Many players found the narrative distracting or frustrating due to its presentation style, including rapidly appearing text and grammatical issues. Overall, the story fails to enhance the gameplay experience and is often overshadowed by clunky mission design.

    • “Graphics and sound are very good indeed, maps and missions are interesting, the upgrade system is nice as well and it even comes with a story that's actually not that bad either.”
    • “Some of this is presented in pre- or post-mission cutscenes that alternate between two ugly character stills and an uninteresting story poorly presented through text.”
    • “Story is lackluster; spelling and grammar are atrocious.”
    • “The barely there story sucks.”
    • “I think this game has a story, but the dialogue that is supposed to fill it out only appears in small text at the bottom left of the screen, and goes by extraordinarily quickly, so when I was in the middle of trying to fight things, I couldn't read it at all, and as a result, I would often miss hints at objectives, making the game even more frustrating to play.”
  • graphics
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are generally decent and well-executed, offering sharp and detailed visuals that run smoothly on mid-spec machines. However, some users note issues with inconsistent quality, such as poor character artwork and subpar distant backgrounds, indicating a mix of strong concepts and occasional visual shortcomings. Overall, the graphics complement the gameplay but have room for improvement in certain areas.

    • “The game is promising and mainly good in concept and overall graphics execution.”
    • “Graphics and sound are very good indeed; maps and missions are interesting, the upgrade system is nice as well, and it even comes with a story that's actually not that bad either.”
    • “Throughout, the graphics are decent and manage to keep up a good frame rate on a mid-spec machine.”
    • “This game's graphics and settings are subpar.”
    • “Reducing the graphics settings yielded smoother play, but the distant background changed from fog to a black abyss.”
    • “There's a difference between giving a game a basic graphical style and poorly executing the visuals.”
  • music
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some finding it decent and not overly repetitive, while others describe it as forgettable, dull, and predictable. Overall, the soundtrack tends to be unremarkable and does little to enhance the gameplay experience.

    • “The music isn't too repetitive like a lot of other games with a similar feel to this and the combat is a good mix of challenging and well-thought out.”
    • “The graphic is pretty good and music is pretty good.”
    • “Computer spec wise it's very demanding; the music is very predictable and a little dull, other than that great game.”
    • “The soundtrack is so forgettable that I didn't notice when it wasn't playing.”
    • “Music is pretty bad and repetitive.”
    • “The music is very predictable and a little dull.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is reported to have frequent stability issues, including crashing to the desktop and freezing, which appear to be common and related to the game's mechanics rather than user settings. Prospective players should check community feedback before purchasing.

    • “I think you would need to be unlucky for it to do what it did to me, but do check the forums before you purchase as general crashing to the desktop and freezes seem very common.”
    • “The standard troubleshooting (vsync, pre-rendered frames, etc.) will offer you no remedies here; this is all game mechanism.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly and without issues.

    • “It runs smoothly and cleanly.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features visually appealing elements but is marred by tedious grinding, which may detract from the overall enjoyment.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is widely praised for its excellent humor, providing consistent laughs and entertainment that users highly recommend.

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Project Root is a role playing shooter game with science fiction theme.

Project Root is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and others.

Project Root was released on April 30, 2014.

Project Root was developed by Reverb Triple XP.

Project Root has received negative reviews from players and negative reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Project Root is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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