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Vector

Vector is an exciting, arcade-style game featuring you as the exceptional free runner who won’t be held down by the system. In this totalitarian world freedom and individually is nothing more than a distant…

70 28 August 2012

Vector is an arcade developed by Nekki, released 28 August 2012 on Ouya, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Vector is

Vector is an arcade game developed by Nekki and released in 2012. It is available on Ouya, Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Marmalade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Vector is a 2012 side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Cyprus-based studio Nekki for Windows, Android, and iOS. The objective of the game is to break free from the cycle as a free runner.
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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. There are 57 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Vector holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.6 GHz and 1000 MB RAM. At 1GB 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.

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What it launched against

Vector launched on 28 August 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Vector — frequently asked questions

When did Vector come out?
Vector was released on 28 August 2012 for Ouya, Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Vector?
At minimum, Vector needs 1.6 GHz, 1000 MB RAM, 300 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Vector?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "300 MB available space" and the recommended line says "400 MB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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