IronFall: Invasion
| IronFall: Invasion | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | VD-Dev |
| Publisher(s) |
VD-Dev |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
IronFall: Invasion is a third-person shooter video game developed and released by VD-Dev for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released in Europe on February 13, 2015 and North America on February 26, 2015.[1][2]
Gameplay
The game has a single player mode along with multiplayer support. Both modes can either be purchased separately or together.
Development
Details on IronFall: Invasion were first shared on October 17, 2013 by Nintendo Everything.[3] The game was shown as a tech demo on November 4, 2013. [4][5]
On January 14, 2015, the game was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation and was confirmed to be out February 2015 as a free-to-start title for all Nintendo 3DS users, with enhanced support for the New Nintendo 3DS console.[6]
Reception
| Reception | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||
Overall, Ironfall: Invasion received average reviews by critics, with an aggregate Metacritic score of 48/100.[7]
In late March 2015, VD-Dev announced that the game had been downloaded 300,000 times.[10]
3DS homebrew exploit
On July 27, 2015, Jordan "Smealum" Rabet, the developer of the Cubic Ninja exploit, announced a new version of the homebrew exploit, with the same features. On July 31, Rabet confirmed that the game the exploit was found in was IronFall: Invasion.[11] On August 11, Nintendo temporarily removed the app from the eShop, as to prevent the exploit from spreading too far.[12] Six days later, Rabet released his exploit. On October 13, IronFall: Invasion returned to the eShop with "Update Data", which prevented the exploit from being used. As of January 15, 2016, the exploit has been patched on system menu 10.4.0-29 which released the same day. When trying to load the game IronFall: Invasion the system does not let you use it until you update the software, which forces you to download the update that patched IronFall: Invasion back in mid-October, rendering the exploit unusable.[13]
References
- ↑ Copeland, Wesley (2015-02-09). "'Gears of War-Lite' Ironfall: Invasion Gets a Release Date". IGN. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2015-02-10). "IronFall: Invasion Single and Multiplayer Modes to be Separate Purchases, With Free Trial Content Available". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ↑ "VD-Dev shares first details for its Gears of War-styled 3DS shooter, IronFall". Nintendo Everything. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ Conrad Zimmerman (2013-11-04). "IronFall tech demo makes the 3DS look sharp". Destructoid. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Here’s The Impressive IronFall Tech Preview For The Nintendo 3DS". My Nintendo News. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ Alex Olney (2015-01-14). "Nintendo Confirms New 3DS eShop Shooter IronFall Invasion". NintendoLife. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- 1 2 "Ironfall: Invasion Critic Reviews for 3DS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Koopman, Daan (2015-02-14). "IronFall: Invasion (3DS) Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Phipps, Brett (2015-02-17). "Ironfall Invasion Review". Video Gamer. Pro-G Media. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2015-03-30). "IRONFALL Invasion Hits 300,000 Downloads as Free Update Arrives With Enhancements". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/smealum/status/627282448343171072
- ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/631167854155595776
- ↑ "smea on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-01-19.