Nuclear Throne

Nuclear Throne
Developer(s) Vlambeer
Publisher(s) Vlambeer
Director(s) Jan Willem Nijman
Producer(s) Rami Ismail
Designer(s)
  • Jan Willem Nijman
  • Rami Ismail
Programmer(s) Rami Ismail
Artist(s)
  • Paul Veer
  • Justin Chan
Composer(s) Jukio "Kozilek" Kallio
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Release date(s)

Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux

  • WW December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05)

PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

  • NA December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05)
  • EU December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05)

Xbox One
TBA 2016

Genre(s) Shoot 'em up, roguelike
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Nuclear Throne is a 2015 top-down shooter and roguelike video game by independent video game developer Vlambeer. Early prototypes of the game were distributed through Steam's early access program in 2013. Nuclear Throne released on December 5, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita platforms, with an Xbox One release due in the future.

Development

Vlambeer's Jan Willem Nijman and Rami Ismail served as the game's designer and producer, respectively, and shared the development work. Freelancer[1] Paul Veer, who had previously animated Vlambeer's Super Crate Box, returned to contribute art to Nuclear Throne.[2] The game's promotional art was drawn by Justin Chan, an art student hired on the basis of his fan art for early releases of the game.[3] Nuclear Throne's music was composed by Jukio "Kozilek" Kallio, who had composed for several previous Vlambeer titles. A friend of Kallio's, Joonas Turner, worked on the sound effect design.[4]

Nuclear Throne was released under Steam's early access program in 2013.[5] Vlambeer live streamed gameplay online for the public twice a week during development.[6] Vlambeer announced PlayStation 4 and Vita releases at the December 2015 PlayStation Experience keynote.[5][7]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings83.00%[8]
Metacritic81/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8/10[10]
Hardcore Gamer4/5[11]

Nuclear Throne has received positive reviews from critics, scoring 81/100 on Metacritic,[9] and 83.00% on GameRankings.[8]

Alexander Chatziioannou of Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4 out of 5 saying, "Nuclear Throne is impeccably presented and tightly designed. There is enough variety in characters, upgrades and weapons to ensure that playthroughs never get repetitive and its visceral combat is a joy in itself."[11] Jordan Devore from Destructoid rated the game a 8/10 saying, "it's one of the hardest, most rewarding games I've ever played. But as satisfying as it can eventually become, I think it is far too demanding for its own good."[10]

IGN awarded it a score of 9.0 out of 10, saying "Nuclear Throne is an enjoyably tough run-and-gun with tons of energy and variety to justify hours and hours of replays."[12]

References

  1. "Vlambeer".
  2. "Interview: Jan Willem Nijman On Nuclear Throne’s “Feel”". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  3. "Nuclear Throne: You Did Not Reach the Nuclear Throne". PlayStation.Blog.
  4. Mike Rose. "Meet Joonas Turner, Vlambeer's sound guy". Gamasutra.
  5. 1 2 Grant, Christopher (December 5, 2015). "Bastion, The Bit.Trip series, Nuclear Throne coming to Vita and PS4 today". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  6. Marinconz, Steve (October 22, 2013). "Nuclear Throne Is Like An 8-Bit Borderlands". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  7. Conditt, Jessica (December 5, 2015). "Radioactive shooter 'Nuclear Throne' hits PS4, Vita today". Engadget. AOL Tech. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Nuclear Throne". GameRankings. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  9. 1 2 "Nuclear Throne Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  10. 1 2 Jordan Devore (2015-12-15). "Review: Nuclear Throne". Destructoid. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  11. 1 2 Chatziioannou, Alexander (27 December 2015). "Review: Nuclear Throne". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  12. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/12/16/nuclear-throne-review

External links

Media related to Nuclear Throne at Wikimedia Commons


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