Affordable Space Adventures

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  • Summary: Affordable Space Adventures is a 2.5D side scrolling spaceship simulator. You are using the GamePad as a Heads Down Display - spaceship cockpit, and you have to configure all the systems in order to fly around undetected on an alien planet. You can either pilot the Small Craft TM solo, orAffordable Space Adventures is a 2.5D side scrolling spaceship simulator. You are using the GamePad as a Heads Down Display - spaceship cockpit, and you have to configure all the systems in order to fly around undetected on an alien planet. You can either pilot the Small Craft TM solo, or fly as a crew of 2 to 3 players, requiring a lot of communication between the players.… Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Games Master UK
    Jun 16, 2015
    92
    You've never played anything like it, and you'll desperately wish for more when you're done. Essential. [July 2015, p.76]
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  2. Hobby Consolas
    Apr 2, 2015
    90
    Afordable Space Adventures is one of the best Wii U showcases. It uses the Wii U Gamepad as no other game has done before and it offers a bunch of intelligent puzzles and situations that will force you to think (and use all the spacecraft abilities) before act. It also offers a great atmosphere, light effects and a very, very enjoyable local multiplayer.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Apr 10, 2015
    90
    It all culminates in an end-game cutscene that I wouldn't dream of spoiling, except to say that it's a seamless riff on the combination of virtual social intimacy and bland corporate indifference that is the Miiverse.
  4. Game Informer
    Apr 9, 2015
    80
    Affordable Space Adventures is a great puzzle game, and it uses the GamePad in interesting ways that don’t feel like gimmicks. It shows Nintendo isn’t the only studio capable of doing interesting things with an additional screen. It’s nice to see the Wii U become home to a truly exclusive title trying to do something different.
  5. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 27, 2015
    80
    Affordable Space Adventures perfectly encapsulates why the Wii U GamePad needed to exist in the first place. [Issue #15; May/June 2015, p.29]
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  6. Washington Post
    Apr 21, 2015
    80
    Affordable Space Adventures unfurls in an area between the illusory promise of commercials and the murkier mental challenges posed by the game’s world.
  7. GameOver.gr
    Jun 2, 2015
    50
    Even though it has interesting puzzles and charming art direction, Affordable Space Adventures feels like a missed opportunity.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. patrickres9
    Apr 10, 2015
    10
    Fantastic game with a unique co-op mechanism, allowing for someone to control all the ships equipment on the gamepad, while the other steers the ship.
  2. korncheto
    Apr 11, 2015
    10
    Si bien una calificación arriba de ochenta habla de un gran juego, en el caso presente tal relación queda muy corta, dada la originalidad delSi bien una calificación arriba de ochenta habla de un gran juego, en el caso presente tal relación queda muy corta, dada la originalidad del juego (jamás había jugado un juego cooperativo con tal diversión), las hermosas gráficas 2d, el excelente uso del sonido y la explotación al límite del gamepad no podría decir sino que es un juego que roza con la perfección tanto estética como lúdica. Si tienes wiiu (creo que también está para 3ds) deberás comprarlo, no es el juego nindy más barato pero junto a Shovel Knight son los mejores indies de los últimos tres años.… Expand
  4. JoshDonovan
    Apr 13, 2015
    10
    I actually feel like a astronaut when I play this game. Do you want to feel like an astronaut? I hope so. This game has an awesomeI actually feel like a astronaut when I play this game. Do you want to feel like an astronaut? I hope so. This game has an awesome atmosphere and is most definitely worth your money, also its a fantastic multiplayer game. You have to talk to each other pretty much the whole time when you are playing with friends instead of mindlessly staring at a tv screen and occasionally drooling. Make sure you play it with 2 people rather than three. I am very excited about finishing this game. This is definitely one of those strange games that is intense but yet user friendly. Definitely invite some friends over and dive into this game.… Expand
  5. vegitojt
    Jul 8, 2015
    9
    This is a game with sooo much potencial on it!!
    I wish nintendo would take this and make a bigger game with real shooting and enemies, it    This is a game with sooo much potencial on it!!
    I wish nintendo would take this and make a bigger game with real shooting and enemies, it would be so awesome    … Expand
  6. Jackrov
    Apr 10, 2015
    9
    Unique and masterful. I play a lot of puzzle oriented games, but this is a cut above all the other similar games I played in the last coupleUnique and masterful. I play a lot of puzzle oriented games, but this is a cut above all the other similar games I played in the last couple of years. Excellent blend of atmosphere and gameplay. For all sci-fi fans who like ironic/grim tones (Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury), players who enjoyed Portal and Half Life, and people interested in novel, tight gameplay in general.… Expand
  7. Lordnine
    Dec 7, 2015
    9
    One of the best co-op experiences you can have on the WiiU or any system. The game introduces each new mechanic gradually enough that by theOne of the best co-op experiences you can have on the WiiU or any system. The game introduces each new mechanic gradually enough that by the end of the game, you will be pulling off some amazing maneuvers. Mix in a great sense of humor and an unexpected level of attention to detail (if you go out in the rain you will hear windshield wipers!) and you have a game that will keep you hooked for hours.… Expand
  8. everin
    Oct 2, 2015
    6
    Tier 3
    + Very interesting mechanics that shine as an awesome couch co-op experience
    + Beautiful world to explore that interacts well with    Tier 3
    + Very interesting mechanics that shine as an awesome couch co-op experience
    + Beautiful world to explore that interacts well with the gameplay
    ? One of the co-op roles feels kind of lame and doesn't offer as much to do
    - Has an incredibly steep difficulty curve towards the end of the game, with challenges that are very oblique and hard to figure out    … Expand

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