Shatter
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Shatter is an arcade developed by Sidhe Interactive, released 23 July 2009 on PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 3 hrs to finish.
What Shatter is
Shatter is an arcade game developed by Sidhe Interactive and released in 2009. It was published by PikPok. It is available on PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on PhyreEngine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Shatter is an action video game developed and published by Sidhe. The game was released on July 23, 2009 for PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network, on March 15, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, on September 18, 2012 for OS X, and on March 14, 2013 for Linux. A remastered version developed by Sidhe's successor PikPok and published by Netflix was released for iOS and Android via Netflix Games on March 23, 2022. A version of the mobile remaster published by PikPok, subtitled Remastered Deluxe, was released on November 2, 2022 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Shatter holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 19 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 6.5 hrs, roughly 2.2 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz+ single-core or dual-core (any speed), 512 MB of RAM and 128MB dedicated graphics processor with shader model 2 support (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 or ATi Radeon 9600). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Shatter launched on 23 July 2009, within three weeks of Trine Enchanted Edition, Wii Sports Resort, Trine and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Trine Enchanted Edition, Wii Sports Resort, Trine, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shatter 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
All media
Dlc
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