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Iro Hero

Iro Hero

Released: 6/7/2018

Iro Hero is a vertical shoot ’em up with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across nine action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh approach to the popular colour polarity mechanic, with interactive level elements, colour zones, reflective surfaces and much more. Encounter 10 different types of enemies with over a hundred different behaviours, and defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcade games. Unlock special skills throughout the game to help you land a final blow or escape from desperate situations. The year is 2306. A century after the Nyagu taught mankind how to obtain electricity from their inner energy, enterprises started to exploit humans in farms to produce energy. What had started as a gift became a curse, reducing people to nothing more than simple power supplies... Only when his mother dies in one of these farms, Iro realises he has the power to change the order of things. - Experience a colour polarity system, with a twist to puzzles and smart decision making - Discover an exciting story that takes place across nine action-packed levels - Encounter 10 different types of enemies with more than one hundred different behaviours - Defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcades - Unlock special skills, offering many creative and strategic options - Acquire upgrades to increase the firepower and capabilities of your spaceship

Iro Hero is a vertical shoot ’em up with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across nine action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh approach to the popular colour polarity mechanic, with interactive level elements, colour zones, reflective surfaces and much more. Encounter 10 different types of enemies with over a hundred different behaviours, and defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcade games. Unlock special skills throughout the game to help you land a final blow or escape from desperate situations. The year is 2306. A century after the Nyagu taught mankind how to obtain electricity from their inner energy, enterprises started to exploit humans in farms to produce energy. What had started as a gift became a curse, reducing people to nothing more than simple power supplies... Only when his mother dies in one of these farms, Iro realises he has the power to change the order of things. - Experience a colour polarity system, with a twist to puzzles and smart decision making - Discover an exciting story that takes place across nine action-packed levels - Encounter 10 different types of enemies with more than one hundred different behaviours - Defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcades - Unlock special skills, offering many creative and strategic options - Acquire upgrades to increase the firepower and capabilities of your spaceship

Iro Hero is a vertical shoot ’em up with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across nine action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh approach to the popular colour polarity mechanic, with interactive level elements, colour zones, reflective surfaces and much more. Encounter 10 different types of enemies with over a hundred different behaviours, and defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcade games. Unlock special skills throughout the game to help you land a final blow or escape from desperate situations. The year is 2306. A century after the Nyagu taught mankind how to obtain electricity from their inner energy, enterprises started to exploit humans in farms to produce energy. What had started as a gift became a curse, reducing people to nothing more than simple power supplies... Only when his mother dies in one of these farms, Iro realises he has the power to change the order of things. - Experience a colour polarity system, with a twist to puzzles and smart decision making - Discover an exciting story that takes place across nine action-packed levels - Encounter 10 different types of enemies with more than one hundred different behaviours - Defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcades - Unlock special skills, offering many creative and strategic options - Acquire upgrades to increase the firepower and capabilities of your spaceship

Critics
60

Score Breakdown

60.3

Critic Average

16 reviews

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Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
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Metacritic Disparity
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Combined Disparity
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Average of both sources

Review Timing

11 launch window (69%)5 late (31%)