How many twin-stick shooters have you played over the years? Not enough? Great, you can add Gravitators to that list.
Available as the latest from Eastasiasoft, Gravitators is the creation of Insular Games, as it blasts out onto Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation.
Retro meets modern shooting
This is a game in which some old-school retro challenges come to the fore, as modern-day ideas, mechanics and features are thrown in on top. Ultimately though, this is a twin-stick shooter that will have you trying to stay safe, shooting back at anything that move – and probably some things that don’t.
Priced at £8.39, in Gravitators you find yourself heading to the Earth, the Moon, through asteroid belts and across planets, all as you defend mankind from oblivion. You’ll do this by controlling some four different ships, each with their unique weapons, power-ups and perks. , overcoming gravitational forces, environmental factors and more.
Standard SHMUP stuff? Very much so.
Key features
- Master 4 Gravitator ships with unique controls and weaponry!
- Travel across the Solar System and Milky Way in low-poly style.
- Complete a wide variety of missions, from escorts and rescues to full-on assaults!
- Earn awards to unlock 30 available power-ups and 30 perks.
- Switch up your mission difficulty at any time!
Buy now!
You’ll find Gravitators on the Xbox Store, playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, with full Series optimisation in house.
The game is also on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 if you so prefer.
Want a review? Our thoughts surrounding Gravitators on Xbox are coming soon.
Gravitators Description
Repel a relentless alien force, travel the galaxy and deliver payloads to secure the future of mankind! Old-school challenge and style collide with modern advancements and mission design in Gravitators, a twin-stick shooter that puts you in control of 4 different ships as you defend mankind against invasion! Complete a vast array of mission types as you travel to Earth, the Moon, asteroids, planets and exoplanets, the depths of outer space and even black holes! Explore to unlock hidden objectives and rewards, but always be mindful of which power ups will serve the mission at hand. Inspired by genre classics, Gravitators holds to the basic principles of maneuvering through tight spaces while carrying heavy objects, fighting enemy spacecraft and preserving fuel. Each ship you pilot changes the experience with variations in thrust, rotation and combat strategy, while gravitational forces and environmental factors threaten to slow you down or bring your mission to a crushing end. Do you have the skill see it through?
