Super Bullet Break Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

For this Super Bullet Break Review we play a one-of-a-kind strategy deck builder filled with a wild bunch of cute and colorful characters – ‘Bullets’ – each and every one of them unique in their own way. Rescue online games from total destruction in a world where online multiplayer games have been taken over by a rogue AI! Can you save the world, defeat enemies in strategic turn-based battles, and beat Super Bullet Break?

Super Bullet Break Review Pros:

  • Decent pixel art graphics.
  • 717MB download size.
  • Japanese voice.
  • Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
  • Manual acts as a tutorial and hints section.
  • Text speed can be set to slow or fast.
  • The map houses many routes and events, you choose your route through and must defeat the boss at the end.
  • Turn-based combat.
  • End-of-combat rewards either a bullet or an item.
  • Characters are called bullets.
  • Multiple choice encounters.
  • The goal of the game is to rescue games before they are destroyed so in essence, you are playing a game to save a game.
  • Treasure squares on the map have you picking one of three chests for a reward.
  • Items can be stored in your backpack and it carries six total.
  • Rest squares on the map allow you to heal, pay for a full heal, or swap to a random cartridge.
  • When in combat you can see what your bullets can do and at what cost before initiating an action.
  • Turn the order at the top of the screen.
  • In combat, you can defend and heal aswel as the actual fighting part.
  • In combat, you get a random set of bullets and then draw random ones as and when needed. Any bullets you find will be in the mix.
  • Clear easy-to-read Hud with enemy health bars and Damage numbers popping up.
  • Giga coins are earned in battle and are used in the shop for items.
  • Fast forward and skip the story dialogue.
  • Combat squares on the map have a star rating for difficulty.
  • Scouting in the shop will allow you to set two traits and then you get a random bullet.
  • Run based.
  • Unlock new bullets to appear for future runs.
  • New bullets get a unique unlock screen intro.

Super Bullet Break Review Cons:

  • Cannot rebind controls.
  • Minimal settings.
  • No touchscreen support. A
  • It is a slow-paced game.
  • Takes a little while to get used to the combat.
  • Not a huge fan of repetitive music.
  • Don’t know just how randomized the levels are.
  • The game kind of just gets straight into it.
  • Just doesn’t explain itself very well.
  • Constant difficulty spikes.
  • Little to no actual animation.
  • It’s a reskinned card game.
  • The gameplay loop is very repetitive.

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Super Bullet Break:

Official website. 

Developer: Bexide Inc.

Publisher: Pqube

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  • 7/10
    Graphics - 7/10
  • 6/10
    Sound - 6/10
  • 7/10
    Accessibility - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Length - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Fun Factor - 7/10
6.8/10

Summary

Super Bullet Break is a card battler dressed up as a gotcha game. You collect characters (bullets) who each have abilities like shoot, heal or shield and these bullets require something in order to be cast, like sacrificing a bullet, etc. It’s a game that started off strong with a cool story, Excellent pixel art, and generally alright gameplay but I soon tired of the grind and it never really got going for me.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!