PixelJunk Shooter
In PixelJunk Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense…
PixelJunk Shooter is a puzzle developed by Q-Games Ltd., released 10 December 2009 on PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What PixelJunk Shooter is
PixelJunk Shooter is a puzzle game developed by Q-Games Ltd. and released in 2009. It is available on PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
PixelJunk Shooter is a shooter video game developed and published by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3. It is the fourth game in the PixelJunk series. It was released on the PlayStation Store by Sony Computer Entertainment in December 2009, and for Windows on November 11, 2013. A remastered version of the game, PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate, was released by Double Eleven for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in June 2014, and for Microsoft Windows on October 21, 2015.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player. There are 15 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the PixelJunk series
PixelJunk Shooter is the seventh of 23 entries we hold in the PixelJunk series. The next entry was PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap in 2010. Its critic score of 83 is 9 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate HD at 90.
How it was received
PixelJunk Shooter holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 79% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 16 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 6 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.5Ghz i3 Equivalent Processor, 2 GB RAM and DirectX 10 Compliant Graphics Device, Radeon 5450, NVidia 8600, Intel HD 3000 or better @720p. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
PixelJunk Shooter launched on 10 December 2009, within three weeks of Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Final Fantasy XIII and Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Final Fantasy XIII, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for PixelJunk Shooter yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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