Matterfall

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Matterfall
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Developer(s) Housemarque
Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s) Tommi Hartikainen
Designer(s) Jari Hokkanen
Platform(s) PlayStation 4
Release
  • NA: 15 August 2017
  • EU: 16 August 2017
Genre(s) Side-scrolling, shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Matterfall is a 2017 side-scrolling shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game was released for the PlayStation 4 in August 2017. It received mixed reviews from critics.

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Gameplay

Matterfall is a side-scrolling shooter game with platforming elements. [1] [2] The game is set on a futuristic science fiction world that has been infected by an alien material known as "Smart Matter". [1] The player takes control of Avalon Darrow who dons an armoured battle suit. [1] [2] Darrow can jump, dodge, and blast aliens. [1] [2] Darrow can also create platforms to explore the environment and generate shields to deflect attacks of enemies. [2]

Development and release

Matterfall was developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game was announced in October 2015 during Paris Games Week. [3] It was released for PlayStation 4 on 15 August 2017 in North America and in Europe on the following day. [1] [2] Sony offered a copy of the game's soundtrack and a PlayStation 4 theme as a pre-order incentive for Matterfall. [2]

Reception

Matterfall received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [4] In Game Informer 's Reader's Choice Best of 2017 Awards, the game came in fourth place each for "Best Sony Game" and "Best Action Game". [13] It was also nominated for "Arcade Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2017, [14] and for "Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D" at the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards. [15] [16]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sousa, Pedro (13 June 2017). "Housemarque's explosive PS4 twin-stick shooter Matterfall releases 16th August". PlayStation Blog . Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. Sarkar, Samit (27 October 2015). "Matterfall coming to PS4 from Housemarque". Polygon . Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Matterfall for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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  6. Carter, Chris (15 August 2017). "Review: Matterfall". Destructoid . Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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  10. Saltzman, Mitchell (15 August 2017). "Matterfall Review". IGN . Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  11. Barker, Sammy (15 August 2017). "Matterfall Review (PS4)". Push Square . Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  12. Minotti, Mike (14 August 2017). "Matterfall review — a hectic and challenging take on side-scroller shooting". VentureBeat . Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. Cork, Jeff (4 January 2018). "Reader's Choice Best Of 2017 Awards". Game Informer . Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  14. "2017 Winners". The Independent Game Developers' Association . 2 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  15. "Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  16. "Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.