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Under Defeat

Set in an alternative history where all-out war has erupted, development of this new release falls into the capable hands of City Connection, under supervision by Takehiro Eda and Zerodiv Fukushima Factory…

82 5 December 2024

Under Defeat is an arcade developed by City Connection, released 5 December 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Under Defeat is

Under Defeat is an arcade game developed by City Connection and released in 2024. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in an alternative history where all-out war has erupted, development of this new release falls into the capable hands of City Connection, under supervision by Takehiro Eda and Zerodiv Fukushima Factory, well known in the shooter community for their high-quality ports of classic games. A popular arcade shooter from G.rev, Under Defeat originally released in 2005 and attracted a legion of fans thanks to its high-octane gameplay, as one or two players assume control of a heavily armed helicopter, taking on a non-stop assault of fighters, played across a semi-isometric playfield, with the unique ability to tilt shots left or right when attacking your enemy. Renowned for its explosive 3D…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Under Defeat holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Under Defeat launched on 5 December 2024, within three weeks of Delta Force, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Marvel Rivals and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Delta Force, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Marvel Rivals, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

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When did Under Defeat come out?
Under Defeat was released on 5 December 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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