Review: Star Horizon (Nintendo Switch)

Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions, and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 1gb download size.
• Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
• On rails space shooter gameplay.
• Tutorial-optional.
• 3 difficulties-easy/normal/hard.
• Multiple choice branching story encounters.
• Fully voiced characters.
• 10 chapters.
• 3 gun style choices like a machinegun, rockets, etc.
• Hangar-in between missions go here and buy/equip new ship parts-guns/torpedoes/swarm/ship plating.
• Constant checkpoints.
• Lock-on system that also shows enemy health and shields.
• Some fantastic set pieces/Locations.
• Clear easy to read Hud.
• A lot of Star Wars references and vibes.
• Earn credits by playing and replaying levels.
• Accessible.
• A lot of fun to play.

Cons:

• No touchscreen.
• Slow-paced.
• Can be shot from offscreen enemies.
• Unlocks are slow.
• Difficult to get 3 stars especially as they don’t detail how to achieve 3 stars.
• No online leaderboards.