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- Final Form Games, LLC
- Final Form Games, LLC
- Final Form Games, LLC
- Final Form Games, LLC
Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony
Released On: Jun 8, 2011
81
7.4
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
81
85% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
15% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
81
85% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
15% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It just does its style of controlled chaos really well.
Jamestown harkens back to an era when we played games just to get a high score--when beating a game this challenging actually earned you bragging rights. [Oct 2011, p.77]
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 140 User Ratings
7.4
60% Positive
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
30% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
10% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 140 User Ratings
7.4
60% Positive
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
30% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
10% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
I played Ikaruga, R-Type, Gradius, etc... but "Jamestown" is for me the best shoot'em up of all. Not only because it's a lot of fun with pretty 2D pixel art graphics, it's also the well balance difficulty that give a great replay value. The others popular Shmups are usually insanely-killthefunofit-hard. Jamestown is just right.
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Despite the seemingly short gameplay, Jamestown makes up for its replayability, through varying difficulties that help even the newbies to the genre to slowly get up to speed.
What people don't realise is probably the amount of work that this small team has put into its challenge modes and the absolutely amazing choreography of the enemy ships, and uniquely painted terrain of each level. The music was also nothing short of fantastic and fitting for the game.
The controls feels just right, and the visual response (when bullets hit an ally or enemy) are spot-on, if you were to compare this game to most shooters out there, there's sometimes the lack of "oomph" in this area. Clearly the creators put a lot of thought and tested a lot of things to get the details right.
Lastly, the game mechanics are simple yet fun. A casual danmaku fan like myself had no difficulty or complaints with it, and heck I introduced this game to all my colleagues (who have rarely or never played shmups before) and all of them loved it. For what it's worth, you won't be disappointed with this game, if you're looking for hours of fun.
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An example of perfect indie shoot'em up – Jamestown brings a combination of excellent stylish visuals and splendid playability. Only pity is that the game lacks an online multiplay option. [Issue#207]
Jamestown is that old classic shooter that you want to play today remembering your young coin-op escapades.
Stylish art and a gradual difficulty curve make Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony a treat for shoot-'em-up fans of all skill levels.
It's jaunty, silly, and extremely fun. Best played with a good friend, and a good joypad. It's just a little bit too short.
In short, Jamestown is a fun old school game that, for the price, shows excellent play time, replay value, and variety.
The game, for all of these kids calling it short/expensive/hard, is actually a flawlessly paced top-down bullet hell. Since many of the people writing a review for this game have evidently never played a bullet hell before, they are known for being both hard and, compared to other types of games, short. Now that we're passed the introduction to the genre, here's what sets Jamestown apart: a whole slew of challenge levels, a unique style of combos (vaunt), and above all else, the sheer LACK of pointless BS. Really, though, the challenge levels introduce you to various aspects of the point system in a controlled setting (a point system that you don't even care about if you don't like Bullet hellz), the vaunt system makes for incredibly engaging multiplayer if you and your friends learn to protect each other, and there isn't a single out of place narrator trying to shove complicated mechanics down your gullet. I rate very few games as highly as I rate Jamestown, but if you like Tohou or Exceed, you really have to pick this game up.
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You'll start playing, and complete the entire game in less than 2 hours. It'll be a great 2 hours. But 2 hours.. really? Extremely short game. The gameplay is good and well done, for this genre it's one of the best, if the game was 4x longer it could have been epic. Right now, only an idiot would buy this, it should be freeware or something.
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Summary Jamestown is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to four players set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars.
Platforms:
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
Initial Release Date: Jun 8, 2011
Developer:
- Final Form Games, LLC
Publisher: Final Form Games, LLC
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