Weapon of Choice (video game)
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Developer(s) | Mommy's Best Games |
Publisher(s) | Mommy's Best Games |
Designer(s) |
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Programmer(s) | Nathan Fouts |
Artist(s) |
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Writer(s) | AJ Johnson |
Composer(s) | Hamdija Ajanovic |
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Genre(s) | Run and gun |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Weapon of Choice is a run and gun game developed by independent studio Mommy's Best Games and released on November 19, 2008.
Gameplay
[edit]In the game, the player can select between seven "operatives", which are the characters controlled throughout the playthrough. The skills vary depending on the character chosen to play.[1]
Development
[edit]Weapon of Choice was developed by Nathan Fouts, who previously was with Insomniac Games.[2] The composer was Hamdija Ajanovic and the writer was AJ Johnson.[2] The game was developed during the period of one year.[3]
Reception
[edit]Christopher Troilo from Avault gave the game three stars out of five, stating that "If you require something with a little more depth and thought, I still think you should give it a try, but that’s probably all you’ll need to satisfy your curiosity".[4] Kieron Gillen from Eurogamer gave it a score of 7 out of 10, complimenting the graphic style as "hyperactive amateurish-yet-charming" and stating that it was "a run-and-gun that chooses to step back from the difficulty cliff and just show all the gleeful nonsense its managed to think up." Both reviewers compared the game to Contra.[1] Brad Gallaway of GameCritic's praised the game saying its "a clear love of the genre it builds upon".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gillen, Kieron (January 19, 2009). "Weapon of Choice Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.
- ^ a b Fouts, Nathan. "Postmortem: Mommy's Best Games' Weapon of Choice". Gamasutra. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Fouts, Nathan. "Postmortem: Mommy's Best Games' Weapon of Choice - Page 5". Gamasutra. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Troilo, Christopher (April 5, 2009). "Weapon of Choice XBLA review Avault". avault.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ Gallaway, Brad (February 2, 2009). "Weapon of Choice Review". gamecritics.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official site
- Weapon of Choice at Xbox.com
- 2008 video games
- Indie games
- Microsoft XNA games
- Mommy's Best Games games
- Run and gun games
- Single-player video games
- Video games about alien invasions
- Video games about extraterrestrial life
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games featuring female protagonists
- Xbox 360 games
- Xbox 360 Live Indie games