Caverns Of Mars Recharged Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · March 9, 2023

For this Caverns Of Mars Recharged Review, where you descend into tunnels beneath the surface of Mars in a mad dash to destroy the reactor and the furthest depths of the enemy’s base. Dodge debris, clear out obstacles and blast enemies, all while conserving ammunition as you descend at high speed into enemy territory. Your ammo is limited and enemies are plentiful, so make every shot count.

Caverns Of Mars Recharged Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
931MB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Graphic settings – screenshake, Colourblind support, and fish eye effect.
Survival gameplay.
The goal of the game is to survive as you go down Caverns at a speed, avoiding obstacles, enemies, and more.
Power-ups can be collected that change your weapons for a short time and can help slow you down momentarily.
Simple controls.
Brilliant as always soundtrack.
Online leaderboards.
Addictive gameplay.
Has a strong just one more go mentality.
Missions mode is a series of tasks with strict rulesets.
Can Invert the X-axis.
Your best score is shown on the main menu.
Arcade mode can be played solo and local multiplayer.
Arcade mode has 3 optional bonuses to modify your game – iron man (1 life), training wheels (no combos and fall slower), and no upgrades (no weapons only health pickups).

Caverns Of Mars Recharged Review Cons:

No actual tutorial or manual.
Doesn’t have any history on the game.
The Multiplayer is local only.
You cannot switch between the new and original soundtrack.
There is no trace of the original game.

Caverns Of Mars Recharged:

Official website.

Developer: SneakyBox

Publisher: Atari

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Xbox

8/10

Graphics - 8/10
8/10

Sound - 8/10
7/10

Accessibility - 7/10
8/10

Length - 8/10
9/10

Fun Factor - 9/10

8/10

Summary

Atari is once again serving us up another classic game and this one came out the year I fell into the world of existence! So it’s a young game but has knowledge. OK, this game is Down well before Downwell was Downwell. You are a ship and need to make it down to the bottom of the cave, one difference here is you cannot stop yourself from falling you can only slow your descent. Pick up new guns and shoot away at the cave walls and ledges to allow you safe passage, get healthy, and avoid the many enemies trying to stop you but honestly it’s the level itself that is the biggest threat! It’s all simple but man oh man is it difficult but also ridiculously addictive. You always want just one more go and you never feel satisfied. Gamers without knowledge of the game may well find it to be lacking a lot of mod Cons and a small pool of weapons but it is honestly a case of simplicity at its finest and it doesn’t need a load of gimmicks to keep you hooked. As with all the other Recharged games you get a banging remix of the soundtrack but I wish we could just have some history stuff chucked in whether it be the original soundtrack, box art, or even a description of it all! Oh well until then il just keep enjoying myself with one of the best-Recharged games so far.