Shattered Remastered Deluxe Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · Published November 1, 2022 · Updated November 2, 2022

Our Shattered Remastered Deluxe Review has us revisiting the genre-defying Game but this time in stunning 4K resolution running at 120fps, with a modernized UI, and multiple visual improvements. Re-experience the highly acclaimed original soundtrack, remixed and remastered in 5.1 surround sound.

Shattered Remastered Deluxe Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
1.4GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Brick-breaking gameplay.
How to play section.
Adjust the speed of the bat and vibration strength.
Seven game modes – Story, endless, endless co-op, time attack, time attack Co – o, bonus mode, and boss rush.
Story mode has ten areas to unlock and play.
Boss battles at the end of each area.
Plays like Arkanoid but with a twist.
The Gimmick of the game is you can suck and blow to move blocks in the level and change the direction of the balls you shoot out.
Power-ups drop from blocks.
Collect shards from broken blocks to power up your special timed super shot ability.
Banging soundtrack.
A marker shows where your ball is going.
Where you play from changes, you could be going side to side or going around a circle, etc.
Big boss battles.
Multi-balls happen regularly and you have control over how many to shoot.
Solid controls.
Very accessible game.
The rules and goals are very clear and easy to understand.
Combo counter.
Game over allows you to either restart the world or lose one life and your score resets.
Bonus modes have you last as long as possible knocking balls back but with no powers.

Shattered Remastered Deluxe Review Cons:

Cannot rebind the controls.
You need to search out the tutorial-style help sections.
When it hits the last piece the level automatically ends which can be annoying when trying to collect the Shards.
Small play area.
Feels like power-ups make or break runs.
Hitting the last block can be annoying.
Circular levels are overly tricky as you can only move in a certain area.

Shattered Remastered Deluxe:

Official website.

Developer: Pik Pok

Publisher: Pik Pok

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Xbox

8/10
Graphics - 8/10
8/10
Sound - 8/10
8/10
Accessibility - 8/10
8/10
Length - 8/10
8/10
Fun Factor - 8/10

8/10

Summary

Shattered is back and I couldn’t be happier. I first played the game back on the PlayStation 3 and it was actually one of the first games I reviewed. For this who don’t know, Shatter is a brick-breaking game that mixes it up by allowing you to blow or/and suck air to adjust how the balls move, you can also move the locks around with the vacuum controls. What you land up getting is unique gameplay every time and as you unlock new modes and areas, more block types appear like fan-powered blocks or explosive squares. Boss battles don’t actually suck and stick to the formula, collect shards from blocks so you can use your powerful gun ability but apart from that, it’s all down to you. I like how it still feels solid, I do feel like the areas have too many levels and the last brick conundrum is still not a guaranteed fix but it does maintain everything that made it great before. Everyone likes going back to an old familiar game and it is no different here.