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Takotan

Released: 6/24/2020

The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity calls out for help! Takotan is a retro shoot’em up inspired by 16-bit classics. Save the world from alien invasion by shooting and dodging your way through 8 action-packed levels with sinister bosses! Collect a variety of power-ups including lasers, bowling balls and ninja stars to take down enemies and defend the planet. FEATURES: - Play in Normal Mode with 1000 shield and 3 lives, letting you recover if you don’t take another hit too quickly. - Test your skill in Panic Mode with only a shield power-up and no HP, allowing only 2 hits before you’re cooked! - Design your own challenge with Custom Mode to set max shield, lives, weapon, starting level and more. - Enjoy a more casual experience in Assist Mode, cutting all damage in half.

The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity calls out for help! Takotan is a retro shoot’em up inspired by 16-bit classics. Save the world from alien invasion by shooting and dodging your way through 8 action-packed levels with sinister bosses! Collect a variety of power-ups including lasers, bowling balls and ninja stars to take down enemies and defend the planet. FEATURES: - Play in Normal Mode with 1000 shield and 3 lives, letting you recover if you don’t take another hit too quickly. - Test your skill in Panic Mode with only a shield power-up and no HP, allowing only 2 hits before you’re cooked! - Design your own challenge with Custom Mode to set max shield, lives, weapon, starting level and more. - Enjoy a more casual experience in Assist Mode, cutting all damage in half.

The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity calls out for help! Takotan is a retro shoot’em up inspired by 16-bit classics. Save the world from alien invasion by shooting and dodging your way through 8 action-packed levels with sinister bosses! Collect a variety of power-ups including lasers, bowling balls and ninja stars to take down enemies and defend the planet. FEATURES: - Play in Normal Mode with 1000 shield and 3 lives, letting you recover if you don’t take another hit too quickly. - Test your skill in Panic Mode with only a shield power-up and no HP, allowing only 2 hits before you’re cooked! - Design your own challenge with Custom Mode to set max shield, lives, weapon, starting level and more. - Enjoy a more casual experience in Assist Mode, cutting all damage in half.

Critics
60

Score Breakdown

60.0

Critic Average

1 reviews

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Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

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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

0 launch window (0%)1 late (100%)