PixelJunk Shooter 2

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PixelJunk Shooter 2
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Developer(s) Q-Games
Publisher(s) PixelJunk Shooter 2
Sony Computer Entertainment
PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate
Double Eleven [1]
Series PixelJunk
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Vita, Windows
ReleasePS3
PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate
PS4, Vita
  • NA: June 3, 2014
  • PAL: June 4, 2014
  • JP: June 18, 2014
Windows
October 21, 2015
Genre(s) Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

PixelJunk Shooter 2 is a multidirectional shooter developed by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to PixelJunk Shooter and was released on the PlayStation Store in March 2011. [5] PixelJunk Shooter 2 was formally announced by Q-Games on 18 May 2010. [6] The title is the first sequel to any PixelJunk game.

Contents

PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate, developed by Double Eleven, combines both games into one continuous game. It was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in June 2014 and for Microsoft Windows in October 2015. [7] [8]

Reception

PixelJunk Shooter 2 received "favourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [9]

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