So, most might not know that this is actually a game made for the original Sega Mega Drive. Yes its a new game made for an old system, by new developers. Make sure you consider this when you're looking at purchasing or playing this game. Xeno Crisis isn't just a retro-themed game, It literally runs on original hardware as well, so know what you're getting into. It is 100% made in the vein of those old games. On an original SMD....well its like next to impossible to clear lvl 2 lol, I'm admittedly not super good however. But anyway, the fact that they cut this down to work on a SMD cart is amazing and worthy of praise in and of itself. The fact that it was ported to the PC, PS4, Xbox, and the SMD (Sega Mega Drive, or for my fellow Americans: Sega Genesis) is kinda a crazy and a feat for the developers that I don't think they get enough credit for. I'd say, maybe take that into consideration when looking at reviews.
Meh, I have about 5-7 hours playtime and I feel I have a decent "feel" for the game and the content presented, so I'd say that for the intial asking price of $14.99, its kind of a hard sell. I tend to agree with the previous review: the content is a little sparse hopefully thhat changes with updates, but what we have here is a little barren but as a quick time sink, it can be pretty enjoyable in short bursts. The shooting mechanics are, well servicable, and the graphical options are fairly decent for a game developed in the Unity engine. The obvious star of the show here is the OST, which is very good and suits the games art style. Other sounds are rather bland, almost completely not even worth noting. On a side not, I'd like to see maybe some procedural generation applied to the bosses as well, as fighting the same boss at the end of the same level over and over again can really feel tedious and makes me second guess another run from time to time. If this whole package were available for an intial price of say, $9.99, then most of the gripes could be absolved because of the cheaper asking price. At 15 bucks? The barren content for this price starts to come to the forefront a bit more. I'd wait for a sale, wait for some updates maybe. Could be a game to keep your eyes on, right now though, again, its a bit of a hard sell.
