Assault Android Cactus

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Assault Android Cactus
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Developer(s) Witch Beam
Publisher(s) Witch Beam
Composer(s) Jeff van Dyck
Engine
Platform(s) Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch
Release
  • Windows, OS X, Linux
  • 23 September 2015
  • PlayStation 4
  • 8 March 2016
  • Xbox One
  • 7 November 2017
  • Switch
  • 8 March 2019
Genre(s) Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Assault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter developed and published by Witch Beam. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux in 2015, PlayStation 4 in 2016, Xbox One in 2017 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. An enhanced version for the Switch was released in 2019 as Assault Android Cactus+.

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Gameplay

Assault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter played primarily from a quarter-down perspective. [1] [2] The Player takes control of one of nine Androids, the first of which being Cactus, an Interplanetary Police Department (IPPD) junior constable, who crashes her ship into a space freighter 'Genki Star'. The player must fight through hordes of rogue robots to take back control of the Genki Star. [1] The game can be played in single-player or in local cooperative play with up to four players. [3] [2] The game features four game modes: a story, campaign, a challenging 50 layer mode, Infinity Drive, daily challenges, Daily Drive, and boss rush mode. [2] The game has nine playable androids to choose from, [2] each of which have a different combination of primary and secondary weapons. [1] The game includes 25 stages which morph and transform as the level progresses. [2] [1]

Development

Assault Android Cactus was developed and published by Brisbane-based video game development studio Witch Beam. [2] [1] One of the game's developers, Sanatana Mishra noted that the team's decision to not launch the game on Xbox One video game console was due to the ID@Xbox parity clause which required developers to launch their games on Xbox One the same day as other platforms. [4]

Release

The development team were originally targeting a January 2014 release for Assault Android Cactus. [2] However the game was officially released for Windows, OS X, and Linux on 23 September 2015, after launching from early access. [2] A PlayStation 4 version was released on 8 March 2016. [5] The game was initially in development for the PlayStation Vita and Wii U but did not release on those platforms. [2] The game, with Xbox One X enhancements which include native 4K 60fps support and an optional developer commentary, was released on 7 November 2017. [6] [7]

Announced in February 2019, an expanded port for the Nintendo Switch known as Assault Android Cactus+ was released on 8 March 2019. [8]

Reception

Assault Android Cactus received "generally favorable" reviews from critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic. [9] [10]

Accolades

Assault Android Cactus won the award for "Best Action Game" at Intel Level Up 2013. [17]

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