Steel Assault Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · October 11, 2021

In our Steel Assault Review we will punch, whip, and zipline our way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

Steel Assault Review Pros:

16 Bit pixel art graphics.
226.74MB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics – fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, frame rate cap, bilinear filter, CRT filter, CRT curvature slider, border art, and border art Scanlines.
Button prompts for – Xbox, 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 1-3 and Nintendo Switch.
Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller buttons.
FM arrange soundtrack – on/off.
Tutorial option.
Four save slots.
Four difficulties – very easy, easy, normal, and expert.
Side-scrolling action shooter gameplay.
Sensational soundtrack.
Solid controls. the gimmick is you have a zip line you can shoot sideways and upwards to create a platform or quick traversal. It’s possible to use it on enemies.
Level design feels fresh with the zip line used as a tool in it so much.
Looks fantastic.
The modern retro feel to it.
Castlevania vibes as you have a laser whip.
In-game cutscenes.
Big boss battles.
Stunning locations brought to life in a glorious pixel art way.
Play in Different weather conditions.
The game is split into chapters.
Clean easy to read Hud.
1 credit arcade challenge mode.
Difficult.
Generous checkpoints.

Steel Assault Review Cons:

Very difficult in any setting even very easy is a challenge.
Zipline is easy to use but it is tricky because if you accidentally press a direction it will affect how you launch the Zipline.
Has a weird stop-start stutter happening a lot.
At times it can be hard to work out where to go.
Occasional sections usually platforming are very tedious.
No online interactions like leaderboards.