Nuclear Throne [ENG]

Nuclear Throne, probably the best game of 2015, is a 2D top-down arcade developed by the indie company Vlambeer and published on PlayStation 4, Mac and Microsoft Windows, after two years on the Early Access section of Steam. Our goal is simple: controlling one of four mutants the player can select at the start, we have to kill all the enemies at the different levels that separate us from the Nuclear Throne. The levels are randomly generated every time we start a game and are grouped into seven different areas.

So far, we could be talking about one of the hundreds of indie games on Steam that are published every year and languish in the virtual shelves of Valve. But this is not the case because if you play it, you will be unable to give up, it does not matter how many times the death takes its toll or how the frustration of being defeated again and again take over your being to the point of wanting to throw the controller to your TV or monitor. So, what makes this game great?

It is difficult to answer that question, otherwise the recipe would be replicated ad aeternum and we would have tons of great successes every month. However, I think I can give some hints of what, I think in my humble opinion, are their best features.

First of all, it is a fast game, very fast, both in its approach and in its development. The games are

designed to last for no more than one hour, and the action in each of its levels is frenetic. This means that, although more often than we like, we will bite the dust thanks to a bullet that we were not able to dodge, we will want to play one more game each time the Game Over message will appear on our screen. And nevertheless, as any progress we achieve during a game will be lost at death, it will be easy to turn off the computer if the duty, or more attractive activities, call us.

Yes, during the various maps that we have to complete, when we kill the enemies, ranging from scorpions to heavily armed vultures, they leave behind a handful of bills. Upon reaching a certain amount of them, we will level up our character and when we pass to another map we will be able to select a mutation that will give us a new skill, ranging from increasing our health to make the bullets go slower.

Another of the most prominent features is the chance to unlock new characters, weapons and accessories for them. This make the game highly replayable. You cannot stop playing until see the complete roster of characters unlocked. Therefore, unlike other games, reach the end of Nuclear Throne will not mean the end of our interest in it.

There is also the possibility to play cooperatively with a friend, but only locally. In any case, fun is guaranteed.

A game, after all, highly recommended for anyone who only have a few minutes to relax after a hard day's work.

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