Earthfall (video game)

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Earthfall
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Developer(s) Holospark
Publisher(s) Gearbox Publishing
Engine
  • Unreal Engine 4  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Platform(s)
ReleaseJuly 13, 2018
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Earthfall is a four-player cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by American studio Holospark and published by Gearbox Publishing. It was released on July 13, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game was released on Nintendo Switch on October 29, 2019, in the west and on March 19, 2020, in Japan. [1] [2] In the game, players are part of a guerilla force fighting hordes of deadly alien invaders. The game has been called a clone of Left 4 Dead by critics. It received mixed to negative reviews, citing an overall lack of quality.

Reception

Earthfall received an aggregate score of 61/100 on Metacritic for Windows. [3] T.J. Hafer of PC Gamer rated the game 75/100, calling it "worth playing with friends" and saying that while it is so similar to Left 4 Dead that it might be confused for a mod of that game, it is an "entertaining variation on that theme". [4] James Duggan of IGN rated the game 55/100, calling it "derivative" and "Left 4 Dead, but worse". He stated that since "very few elements of Earthfall's 10 missions are randomized", replaying the same level is extremely repetitive, leading to a lack of replay value. He praised the game's weapon designs, but called the game's shooting "okay at best". [5] Javy Gwaltney of Game Informer rated the game 50/100, saying the game "stumble[s] over its own feet when it comes to the most basic qualities of a first-person shooter". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Craddock, Ryan (October 21, 2019). "Switch Co-Op Shooter Earthfall: Alien Horde Delayed Until The End Of The Month". Nintendo Life . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Earthfall: Alien Horde". Nintendo of Japan. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Earthfall". Metacritic. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Hafer, T. J. (July 17, 2018). "Earthfall review". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ Earthfall Review – IGN, July 13, 2018, retrieved October 20, 2019
  6. ↑ Gwaltney, Javy. "Earthfall Review – The Dullest Invasion". Game Informer. Retrieved October 20, 2019.


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