![]() There was enough on display here that nothing ever felt repetitive or tired. The enemy variety here is plentiful, offering things from standard dummy bots that walk in a fairly straight line towards your Hypercores, to the Battle Blades, tops that spin uncontrollably and bounce into your defenses as well as you and your teammates, and even drones and attack helicopters. Instead, the player is give the ability to choose up to 3 different types of defenses to use in each match, ranging from a small Lego-inspired defense tower, to “poisonous and venomous” vines that deal damage to enemies as they step on them, to turrets that give players that extra backup when you’re pinned down or facing some of the game’s incredibly fun bosses. This isn’t a Fortnite clone with the ability to build ridiculous towers or shield yourself from enemies. Initially released on Nintendo Switch and Steam in early 2020 with planned releases on the Xbox and PlayStation, HYPERCHARGE Unboxed offers a variety of modes including my personal favorite and ridiculously addictive Waves mode which pits you against, you got it, waves of increasingly difficult enemies as you scavenge for weapon upgrades and materials to build increasingly more interesting defenses for your Hypercores. A memory long forgotten, yet fully realized with the intense action and thrill that HYPERCHARGE Unboxed presents with that same attention to detail that will have you calling your parents up to check on the whereabouts of your favorite childhood play things. Flawlessly executed is an impossibly nostalgic representation of playing with our action figures on a cool Thursday afternoon as we wait for our parents to finish preparing our lower middle-class dinners with the utmost love and care. ![]() ![]() As you begin the tutorial level and pop out of your cellophane-shelled cardboard encasement, HYPERCHARGE Unboxed proposes a lovely blend of what we millennials have come to love in the FPS or TPS genre, both fully on offer within. Amid a rush of political and social issues, it’s nice to return home to something so incredibly familiar that you take it for granted as you age up into the maturity of adulthood.
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