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[Xbox Live Arcade] Cooperative gameplay is redefined in the fast-paced and unique Schizoid! Control red and blue ships, ramming them into enemies of the same color to destroy them. But be careful, because if you hit the opposite color, you will be destroyed. Quick thinking and quicker reflexes help you seize victory, but sharp teamwork provides the best chance of earning gold medals along the way. Schizoid offers more than 120 levels of challenge, playable in either single-player or co-op mode, plus the brain-melting Uberschizoid hardcore mode, in which one player controls both ships. Co-op gameplay to the max: No other multiplayer co-op game has such tight cooperative gameplay. The two players (or one player with a computer A.I. partner, or one player controlling both ships in Uberschizoid) must work together closely in order to defeat the hordes on each level. Uberschizoid mode: For perhaps the most challenging and "brain-melting" challenge yet, try Uberschizoid Mode. Control both red and blue ships, matching them to each enemy color in order to succeed. Tremendous graphics: The glowing, flashing, megabursting graphics add to the game's inherent chaos. [Microsoft]
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Whether you're a more casual gamer looking to join up with a buddy for a quick adrenaline surge, or you're the hardest of the hardcore determined to prove that there's no one better to rely on than yourself, Schizoid has more than enough to make you a little mental ... but enjoying yourself all the while.
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Games Master UK
As pure a game as you'll find, Schizoid is the new "Geometry Wars." [Oct 2008, p.84]
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X360 Magazine UK
Playing it singularly, the computer AI works well in controlling the other ship, but this is best played with two easily amused people. [Issue#34, p.117]
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Official Xbox Magazine UK
Innovative co-op...shame about the rest. [Sept 2008, p.92]
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Edge Magazine
Fundamentally a little anaemic, lacking the kind of acute design which would either make its stages distinct or its basic operation continually engaging. [Sept 2008, p.94]
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Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
A lukewarm experiment, and while a partner is required for fun, everything is fun with two. [Oct 2008, p.102]
Joker S. gave it an8: David D. gave it an8: Juan C. gave it a9: Jack F. gave it a10: Bilbo T. gave it a5: Michael L. gave it a10: |
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