Tempest 4000
In Tempest 4000, players are once again in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms. With three…
Tempest 4000 is an arcade developed by Llamasoft LTD, released 17 July 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG.
What Tempest 4000 is
Tempest 4000 is an arcade game developed by Llamasoft LTD and released in 2018. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tempest 4000 is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest. Developed by legendary game designer, Jeff Minter, Tempest 4000 remains faithful to the original fast-paced gameplay by putting you in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms. Featuring fantastical graphical environments, 100 levels, three game modes, and more, you must eliminate all enemies as fast as possible to survive and compete for the highest score on the leaderboards.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, party and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 21 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Tempest 4000 holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 63% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2120 CPU 3.30Ghz, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4600 or higher. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 85% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Tempest 4000 launched on 17 July 2018, within three weeks of Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2 and Sonic Mania Plus. 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: Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2, Sonic Mania Plus.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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