Immediately after starting up the Turbo Overkill demo on Steam, by developer Trigger Happy Interactive and publisher Apogee Entertainment, I was met with the awesome, but slightly creepy setting of Paradise, a cyberpunk styled city filled with augmented monsters to defeat. The neon lighting, cheerful ads on digital screens in the background of Turbo Overkill is complemented with the dark underworld that you live in. In this underworld, you have to fight and kill to survive against the evil robotic overlord of the city. There were many, many different types of monsters to kill within each maze-like stage as I collected, gathered, and purchased many different types of gear such as guns, health kits, and ammo to use during each level.
Gameplay:
Paradise is run by the conscious AI, Syn, who wants to expand and dominate the rest of the world, but as the player character, you must defeat his minions and save the rest of the world from mechanical rule. The stage levels are closely modeled after the cyberpunk and undercity themes of Turbo Overkill. Each stage is vast and non-linear, allowing you to explore while defeating automatronic monsters. I had a lot of fun exploring each level, looking for all different types of gear, guns while killing hordes of monsters and bots. There were several Easter egg-like discoveries that I made, which was exciting and fun to discover as well as rewarding.
The first-person shooter controls are fairly simple and easy to get used to. There are two different styles of killing enemies, one of which is guns and the other is your melee weapon, a chainsaw. Both weapons can be upgraded in various methods as well as customized so that you have the best chance to advance to the next level. In the earlier stages, the monsters are meant to be a little easier, so that you are able to get used to the mechanics, which can be a bit overwhelming at first due to the fast-paced nature of Turbo Overkill. However, once you get used to the controls, you will realize that you are able to plow down hundreds of enemies with just your gun and chainsaw. Saving the city is not such an easy task, as many, many hordes of enemies will be against you while you just have a single healthbar and no other allies to help you.
Reactions:
I had a fun and exciting time exploring and fighting the vast maze-like stages of Paradise. The music, background, and art were immersive, as I was slightly spooked by the dark and creepy tones while also being excited and energized by fighting so many enemies at once. The graphics reminded me of the other shooter games of the genre while putting a modern spin and a breath of fresh air in this subgenre of FPS games. I would definitely recommend Turbo Overkill to players that enjoy fast-paced shooter games while wanting to blow off some steam by killing hordes of enemies.
Check Out the Turbo Overkill Trailer:
Turbo Overkill releases in 2022 on Steam for PC (wishlist it now), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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I started gaming on the PS2 playing 2K and various fighting games, then played a lot of Nintendo Wii games. Currently, I like playing JRPGs as well as platformers and MOBAs. In a video game, I enjoy exploring the intricacies of fighting systems as well as viewing various character developments throughout the story of the game.
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