| Cobalt | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Oxeye Game Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Mojang Studios Microsoft Studios |
| Composer(s) | Mattias Häggström Gerdt |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 [1] Xbox One [1] |
| Release | 2 February 2016 [2] |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Cobalt is an action side-scrolling video game developed by Oxeye Game Studio and published by Mojang Studios. It was released on 2 February 2016 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and the Xbox One consoles.
Cobalt has a story mode and 5 other multiplayer modes:
Players play as the main character, known as Cobalt. Some key mechanics of the game include bullet time, rolling (to deflect bullets and/or increase speed), attacks, both ranged and melee, using various weapons of both kinds, which can deal damage and knock back throwables, all of which a player can combo together to produce an advanced level of play.
Cobalt was released in its alpha stage of development. Updates to subsequent versions of the game are free. The alpha version was initially only available for the Windows operating system. A macOS version was released on 27 June 2013, [3] but the game was later developed as Xbox 360, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows exclusive. [4]
The alpha version's main goals were:
Additional features were planned for the beta stage including a fully working level editor (and multiple editors), in-game level sharing between players, as well as the macOS and Linux ports of the game. Of these, the editors and the macOS port were released during the Alpha stage.
The Beta was never officially released as the game left Alpha, and the game was instead launched directly into its Gold version.
The final version of the game includes tools for sharing user-generated content (on Steam), a complete story mode, and same computer co-op multiplayer. Unlike the alpha, the main game's engine is powered by Autodesk Stingray [5] (as opposed to the in-house engine DaisyMoon). The macOS and Linux ports were ultimately scrapped [6] in favor of prioritizing networked play. [7]
The game was ported to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One by Fatshark. This version of the game has not been updated since release.
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | Xbox One | |
| Metacritic | 69/100 [8] | 66/100 [9] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | Xbox One | |
| Destructoid | 4/10 [10] | N/A |
| IGN | N/A | 4.5/10 [11] |
| Polygon | N/A | 7/10 [12] |
Cobalt received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [8] [9]
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