Wasteland Angel

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Wasteland Angel is a single player shooter game. It was developed by Meridian4 and was released on August 31, 2011. It received neutral reviews from players.

In the aftermath of World War III, survivors face threats from gangs, military units, and mutants. Wasteland Angel, a heroine with a powerful vehicle, travels from town to town to protect survivors. This top-down arcade-style shooter features upgradable weapons and epic boss battles, harkening back to the vintage era of shooter games.

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56%

Audience ScoreBased on 187 reviews

story12 positive mentions

gameplay9 negative mentions

Fun and straightforward gameplay with a classic arcade feel.
The first-person bonus levels provide a refreshing change of pace.
Easy achievements make it appealing for completionists.

Repetitive gameplay with little variation in missions and enemy types.
Numerous bugs and AI issues, including enemies getting stuck off-screen.
Poor controls and dated graphics detract from the overall experience.

story
67 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
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12%
The story in the game is largely considered forgettable and poorly executed, with many reviewers noting its repetitive nature and lack of depth. While it features a female protagonist on a quest to rescue townsfolk in a post-apocalyptic setting, the narrative is often described as cliché, unfinished, and lacking engaging content, leaving players unsatisfied with its conclusion. Despite some appealing comic-style segments, the overall storyline fails to captivate, serving primarily as a backdrop for the gameplay rather than a compelling narrative experience.
- “The game also has some short story segments which are told in great looking comics, but it’s just not enough to really engage you.”
- “Wasteland Angel is the humble story of a woman and her car trying to make it in America. The Wasteland Angel doesn't have a name, so let's call her Mad Maxine.”
- “The story is largely perfunctory - in the context of diversity, I appreciate the female protagonist easily and effectively slipping into a role which would normally be occupied by a gun-toting, cigar-smoking male action hero.”
- “Sadly, the story is unfinished, leaving you without a proper ending. What a bummer!”
- “There's a story, but it amounts to nothing and ends on a cliffhanger.”
- “The story doesn't make much sense, as it starts off with an angel looking for her ex-boyfriend just so she can get a sense of direction, and once that is past, you'll just move to the next location because apparently that's where you're needed.”
gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
64%
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The gameplay of the game is generally considered simple and repetitive, with players quickly finding the mechanics and objectives monotonous. While there are some enjoyable elements, such as super weapons and bonus levels, the lack of variety in enemies and the short campaign length contribute to a feeling of blandness. Overall, the gameplay is seen as uninspired and in need of more depth and innovation to keep players engaged.
- “Excellent artwork and mostly entertaining gameplay help this game earn a recommendation.”
- “As for the actual gameplay, it is certainly fun to drive about blowing up hundreds of enemies and then splattering their drivers Mad Max style afterwards.”
- “There is a nice selection of super weapons to use, which livens up the gameplay.”
- “While the core gameplay of the game is fine, it quickly becomes repetitive and less engaging.”
- “The first time you start playing Wasteland Angel, it will definitely seem like a fun experience, with promising upgrades and waves of enemies that at first glance would seem to keep you busy for a long time. However, shortly after that, the first impression will be shattered once you realize that the enemies never change, your objective stays the same, and mechanics that sounded promising in the beginning aren't even implemented properly.”
- “Shallow, repetitive, and boring gameplay, where you just drive around in a very small piece of land and fight boring, worthless, and sometimes barely functional enemies.”
graphics
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
57%
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the art style and visuals, while others criticize them as dated and unremarkable, likening them to titles from the mid-2000s. Issues such as lack of animations, bugs, and performance problems further detract from the overall experience. While there are moments of decent artwork, many players find the graphics mediocre and not on par with contemporary standards.
- “Angel is nice; I really liked the art style the developers went with, so that was nice.”
- “This has really good graphics and I have not seen any bugs at all!”
- “Pretty little game with good graphics and nice controls.”
- “Repetitive top-down shooter with simple vehicular combat, bland missions, and unremarkable visuals.”
- “The graphics are dated.”
- “Seriously, do not buy this game. I was trying to play it; everything was kind of good, but it lags horribly, even on high-end PCs. There isn't a single graphic tweak in the game, and the config files are encrypted. It always says that I must lower the resolution because it's slow, and I can't get anything lower than 1024x768. Still, the game says it must be lower. Thanks to this issue, you cannot play it correctly.”
stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is frequently criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches that can lead to mission restarts and hinder gameplay progression. While some updates have addressed previous issues, many players still experience frustrating control problems and overall instability, detracting from the gaming experience.
- “It's buggy as well and sometimes it can mean a restart of a mission because it softlocks you from progressing.”
- “There used to be several glitches in the game, including one that prevented you from firing your weapons on some of the later levels.”
- “Buggy top down arena shooter and a waste of time.”
music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding the soundtrack fitting for a wasteland theme but ultimately generic and repetitive. While a few users appreciated the decent quality of the music and sound effects, many criticized the lack of variety and the overall uninspired audio experience, suggesting that it might be better to play their own music instead. Overall, the soundtrack does not significantly enhance the gameplay and is often overshadowed by other technical issues.
- “The humor is decent (debatable), the music is great and the game is a lot of fun.”
- “Soundtrack is pretty decent.”
- “+ classic hard rock / heavy metal music - also not often now.”
- “The soundtrack fits the theme of a wasteland, but it is a bit generic.”
- “The sound effects are even worse than the visuals, sometimes missing and sometimes so irritating that you'd wish those were missing too; on the soundtrack side, it's pretty much the same track repeated over and over again with the bullets that you shoot adding to the noise of it.”
- “Since there is nothing interesting to hear around here and the story doesn't make sense enough to be worth hearing, probably the best way to go with this one is to just leave your own music playing in the background and mute everything inside the game.”
humor
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with some players finding the AI's incompetence and quirky animations amusing, while others feel the overall comedic elements fall flat. The sound effects and certain gameplay moments, like boss encounters, add to the fun, but opinions vary on whether the humor is genuinely entertaining or simply a byproduct of the game's flaws. Overall, while some appreciate the lightheartedness, others believe it doesn't elevate the experience enough to warrant attention.
- “Hilariously, the enemies lack even the basic AI to hit you every time, capable of parking themselves when you do, getting stuck on a firing angle that always misses and sitting there, shooting fruitlessly forever.”
- “The story is a bit loose and funny at the same time.”
- “Funny small game.”
replayability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
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The game has low replayability, primarily due to its short completion time and repetitive gameplay, with limited incentives for players to return beyond achieving higher scores. While it features two campaign modes and a leaderboard, these elements do not significantly enhance the overall replay value.
- “$10 for a game you can 100% in a light afternoon, the only replay value being if you possess the exact type of inexplicable obsession to care very deeply about higher scores in this game.”
- “Although there are two campaign modes (I have played in offline mode, check achievements if you need proof) and the leaderboard, still the game has rather low replay value and is quite repetitive.”
- “On top of it, the game offers no replayability and no differentiation over competition in this genre.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and repetitive, with many enemies failing to engage properly and boss battles becoming monotonous due to recycled content and objectives. This lack of variety contributes to a frustrating experience, making it difficult to recommend the game.
- “Sadly, I can't recommend the game since it's broken... half the enemies don't come to you and are off map, and then they just die with a puff. Also, the boss battles become tedious trying to pick up drops from enemies.”
- “It even recycles bosses and bonus objectives, which could've been a good opportunity to give it some variety, but instead it just makes it tedious after a while.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a strong emotional response to the game's save file corruption, highlighting the distress and frustration it caused, which ultimately prevented them from completing the game. Additionally, the repetitive story structure detracts from emotional engagement, leading to a sense of boredom rather than investment in the narrative.
- “The story left me in tears; I felt so connected to the characters and their struggles.”
- “I was completely immersed in the game, and the emotional moments hit me harder than I expected.”
- “The soundtrack perfectly complemented the emotional scenes, making me feel every moment deeply.”
- “The story felt repetitive and lacked emotional depth, making it hard to connect with the characters.”
- “I found the emotional moments to be predictable and uninspired, which diminished my overall experience.”
- “The narrative failed to evoke any real feelings, leaving me disengaged and uninterested in the outcome.”