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- Meridian4
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Wasteland Angel
Released On: Sep 1, 2011
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
5.1
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Wasteland Angel won't blow anyone away and you'll likely just feel like you're just going through the motions on an autopilot and never really engaged in all the action and chaos that ensues. Its few flashes of fun are derived only from the frantic pace and the neat special weapons, but it's all bogged down a general lack of variety and it's over before you know it, resulting in a game that's average at best.
Wasteland Angel brings old-school arcade action to the PC. Outfitted with a heavily armored car called Gipsy, unlimited firepower and a thirst for vengeance, the game is a nostalgic throw-back to the era of arcade shooters. The game is however way to repetitive, easy and lacks a multiplayer mode.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 User Ratings
5.1
37% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
20% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
43% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 User Ratings
5.1
37% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
20% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
43% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
2/13/2012: This is a fun game. Maybe the dictionary definition of such. I love shoot em ups and Wasteland Angel is a lesson in how to make a good one. You have an awesome vehicle, loads of enemies, powerful weapons, a clear objective in each level beyond just killing everything, huge bosses and even a halfway decent story to tie it all together. It seems to end on a bit of a cliffhanger, so here's hoping for a sequel. It's also one of the few games I've gotten every achievement in, so it holds a place in my heart for that reason. Plus, the protagonist is cute and she drives a Mustang. What more do you want?
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Wasteland Angel which is developed by Octane Games and released by Meridian4 on 01/09/2011. It is an arcade style car combat themed shooter which was distributed through Valveâ
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Wasteland Angel should be steered clear of primarily for its lack of both value and innovative gameplay. With the game lasting at most about 3 to 4 hours depending on difficulty and endurance to achieve better scores, your money can be spent better elsewhere on titles with more content.
Cute game. It's in the later levels that it gets good; when you actually unlock a decent set of special weapons. The controls get a bit stubborn at times, mostly because my antiquity of a CPU couldn't handle the graphics. Other than that it was a good weekends worth of fun. Slightly more serious than 80% of my relationships. :)
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control has significantly improved with the 9/9/2011 update. not nearly as much drifting as in the youtube videos from TotalBiscuit, but you are still able to pull off hairpin turns with ease. It's a decent game if you can find it cheaply, but the lack of multiplayer is the nail in the coffin for WA. I like the "ping" and "duing" messages that appear for damaging enemies. Much less irritating than other games of the genre, but controls can still see some improvement.
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I did have One hour go at this game, and then - then it got boring! :D It might be a cool shooter for newcomers. But it lacks essence - each level, for example, you start off "naked" so-to-speak, with no power-ups, no upgrades, no advanced weapons. And in each level you need to build yourself up in an arcade-style type of manner to gain all those bonuses: No Leveling Up, No Stores to buy stuff, typical levels (drive around and shoot cars) - becomes really boring, really fast. Not worth your buck - even if you buy on sale for $2.50.
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It surely falls in the similar category as Zombie Driver... but Zombie Driver was fun and Wasteland Angel is not. Simple as that. The idea might seem fine and the introduction cutscene is promising. Well, there's no real expectations, but maybe this game it's at least not **** As i said, cutscenes are nice and comic-styled with some cheesy voice acting. But that's fine, it's not so bad. Then - the gameplay. It's just plain BORING. If you want to keep me engaged, you need to offer something more than generic arena shooter... without any story or interesting hooks in gameplay. To beat the game, you need to get through 7 chapters, all containing the same objectives. Areas differ, but only slightly. First task is to defend the city (or cities) from wastelanders/mutants, second is the same but at night, then you've got the boss battle and bonus stage. Rinse and repeat 'till you beat them all. It wouldnt be a big complain if the actual gameplay was fun enough... but it's not. Doing the same things over and over again, makes you wanna quit the game after 30minutes. Controls feel awkward, your car is like a plastic rc model. You'll need some time to master it, but then again - you'll get bored before that happen. In conclusion, i got the game in a bundle, so im not really bothered with losing my money. But i can't find any reason to buy it for the full price. One point for comic-styled cutscenes, one point for decent music, one point for trying at all. Full score: 3/10.
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Summary Wasteland Angel takes place after World War III where most of the world’s population has been wiped out and the ones that survived were the unlucky ones. Now, survivors live in constant fear of being murdered or enslaved by violent gangs, renegade military units and horrific mutants. But out amongst the gangs and mutants roams our heroi...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Sep 1, 2011
Developer:
- Meridian4
Publisher: Meridian4
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