Rival Megagun is an arcade developed by Spacewave Software, released 29 November 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Rival Megagun is
Rival Megagun is an arcade game developed by Spacewave Software and released in 2018. It was published by Degica Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Rival Megagun is a competitive split-screen vertical shmup (or shoot 'em up, shooting game, STG) where you transform into a gigantic boss ship - your "Mega Gunship" - to invade your opponent's screen.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Rival Megagun holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 46% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Rival Megagun launched on 29 November 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V and Hitman 2. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V, Hitman 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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