The aliens vary in size and shape, from "blue freaks" who pogo like the Tektites from Zelda, to stealth yellow freaks, to shielded, aggressive red freaks, to bullet-sponge giant freaks. The player earns a score based on their number of aliens killed before succumbing. The player-character, stationary atop a mountain peak (ziggurat) at the top of the world and end of time, attacks incoming mono-eyed alien freaks and dies upon the first hit from any enemy. The player charges their shot as enemies approach from both sides of the screenĪs the "Last Human on Earth", the player fights off approaching enemies with their laser rifle. Time magazine picked the game as one of the best for the then new high-resolution third generation iPad. Reviewers praised Ziggurat 's nuanced controls and minimalism. The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review score aggregator Metacritic.
Action Button designer Tim Rogers developed the game idea based on his experience with Angry Birds, which later led to his forming Action Button as a company with Ziggurat as its first release on February 17, 2012. The game has 16-bit graphics style and an 8-bit chiptune soundtrack. As the world's last human fighting off incoming alien freaks from atop a ziggurat, the player uses touch controls to charge and shoot the enemies away, and dies if hit by an enemy. Ziggurat, stylized as ZiGGURAT, is a retro-style arcade shooter video game developed by Action Button Entertainment for iOS platforms.
0 kommentar(er)
