- Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Lock, load, and unleash run-'n'-gun mayhem against a dino-spider mutant menace in Spidersaurs! Armed with awesome weapons and special Spidersaur powers, it's up to punk-rocker Victoria and officer-in-training Adrian to run, jump, and shoot their way through multiple levels of over-the-top, high-octane, 2D action. Only you can navigate the IngestCorp facility and save humanity in Spidersaurs!
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Unpretentious, plot-driven, relentless and resolved.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
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Pure NintendoRoger ReichardtAug 20228/10Spidersaurs is a beautiful homage to a bygone era of over-the-top '90s cartoons and challenging platformers. The game does enough to make it feel distinct from similar games, adding in special abilities and beautiful art and voice acting. The game is a challenging yet short experience. If you are a fan of Contra, you won't be disappointed.
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WayTooManyGamesLeonardo FariaJul 20228.5/10Even if it’s unfair and beyond cheap at times (it’s a Contra clone, after all), I loved Spidersaurs. It’s not just because of its utterly bonkers premise; its gameplay is tight, its level and enemy designs are superb, and it’s really replayable. One of the best Contra-inspired games I’ve ever played, and one of my favorite WayForward games of all time. It’s just a shame this game had to remain an Apple Arcade exclusive for so many years. I’m just glad it will finally be embraced in a way that does its gameplay justice.
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GameSpewRichard SeagraveJul 20228/10For run ‘n’ gun fans, there’s a hell of a lot to like about Spidersaurs. Its enemies are varied and fun, its boss fights are challenging, and it’s excellently presented throughout. Only the odd difficulty spike that feels a little unfair and the stickiness of your character are likely to frustrate a tad. And so for its very reasonable asking price, it’s easy to recommend to those who want some attractive bouts of exhilarating action.
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XboxEraGyőző BakiJul 20225.5/10The frequent crashes I encountered on Xbox Series X, the increasingly bullet sponge nature of enemies, a fairly unsatisfying platforming and with simple level designs relying on cheap tricks such as traps every few steps and endlessly respawning enemies to keep the stakes high.
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Video ChumsA.J. MaciejewskiJul 20223/5 starsSpidersaurs does a good job of providing run 'n' gun fun but it's still just a Contra clone that plays it a little too safe despite its silliness.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- WayForward
- Publisher
- WayForward
- Released
- September 19, 2019
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 3 ratings.
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