Review: State of Anarchy (PlayStation 4)
A simplistic top-down shooter that will put a smile on your face. Fulfill your inner sociopath as you mow down enemies with guns and cars alike, in a bid to pull off the world’s largest heist.
Pros:
- Hand drawn comic style graphics.
- 517MB Download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Top-down shooter gameplay.
- Twin stick shooter controls.
- Over 40 levels.
- Earn EXP, Level up and pick new perks.
- Cash drops from enemies and you use this to upgrade your abilities like fire rate, Health etc.
- Has a GTA feel to it.
- Levels roll into the next one unless you quit out.
- Unlock new guns by finishing levels.#
- The big end of level boss battles and usually turns into a bullet hell affair.
- Fast loading times.
- Easy to get into.
- Vehicles everywhere that you can drive and shoot from.
- Can replay levels.
- Use scenery to block bullets.
Cons:
- Shooting from vehicles is awkward.
- Difficulty spikes.
- Repetitive music.
- A basic premise that we have seen many times before.
- Hard to see what is selected in menus.
- Really small text.
- Soon feels repetitive.
- Little replayability.
The Numbers:
- Graphics - 7/107/10
- Sound - 6/106/10
- Accessability - 7/107/10
- Length - 7/107/10
- Fun Factor - 7/107/10
6.8/10
Summary
It is a strong twin-stick shooter, It does have a decent upgrade tree and perks to change up the game flow. My only beef is that it all feels the same after a handful of levels. Its a simple looking game with a simple game formula, Get guns, shoot and kill the boss. Ok so in short its a tight little package of a game with many good points, The music and repetitiveness of it all could grate but to be honest, it is still fun to play.
