Eco Shooter: Plant 530

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Eco Shooter: Plant 530
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Developer(s) Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii (WiiWare)
Release
  • JP: November 24, 2009
  • NA: December 21, 2009
  • EU: January 29, 2010
Genre(s) Light-gun shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Eco Shooter: Plant 530, known as 530 Eco Shooter in Japan and Europe, is a light-gun shooter video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii's WiiWare service. It was first released in Japan on November 24, 2009, and later released in North America on December 21, 2009 and in Europe on January 29, 2010. [1]

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Gameplay

Eco Shooter: Plant 530 is a light-gun shooter where players utilize the Wii Zapper to shoot down robots made of metal cans. Each shot requires a set amount of Gun Energy, which can be obtained by vacuuming up energy spheres, defeating enemies or destroying oil drums; the vacuum can overheat if the button is held for too long. Shooting targets in succession is counted as combos. Each level ends with the player facing a special boss character. A challenge mode is available after clearing the game's three chapters, in which the Gun Energy does not refill automatically in-between chapters. [2]

Reception

Aaron Sean of Nintendo Life praised the graphics, novel concept and the game's utilization of the Wii Zapper, but criticized its extremely short length. [2] Kaza MacDonald of Eurogamer was less positive, noting its lack of variety and short length to be detrimental to the game's experience. [3]

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References

  1. "Eco Shooter: Plant 530 Release Information for Wii". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Sean, Aaron (December 23, 2009). "Review: Eco Shooter: Plant 530 (WiiWare)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. 1 2 MacDonald, Keza (February 1, 2010). "530 Eco Shooter". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. Thomas, Lucas M. (January 19, 2010). "Eco Shooter: Plant 530 Review". IGN. Retrieved September 11, 2024.