PixelJunk SideScroller

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PixelJunk SideScroller
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Developer(s) Q-Games
Publisher(s)
Series PixelJunk
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
Release
  • NA: 25 October 2011 [1]
  • EU: 26 October 2011 [2]
  • AU: 2 November 2011
  • JP: 10 November 2011
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter

PixelJunk SideScroller is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3 as part of the PixelJunk series. The visuals are intended to resemble arcade video games with a vector monitor. It is based on the "Road to Dawn" bonus stage in PixelJunk Shooter 2 . [2]

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Reception

PixelJunk SideScroller received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3]

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References

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