While it’s definitely heavier on the fan service than it is on game play, the formula should make any fan of this giant robot “form blazing sword.” For Lion Force fans, though, there is no reason not to jump on this. If you’re a fan of twin-stick shooters, this is worth taking out for a spin. Overall, your enjoyment of this game is likely to come down to your love of Voltron. They do become repetitive, but if you’re a fan, you probably won’t mind. The background music is all variations on themes that anyone who has watched the show will recognize. The audio is taken straight from the original show, with one-liners from each character peppered throughout. The little touches, like the paw prints each lion leaves and the interactivity of the Voltron formation sequence all look and feel great. They don’t turn on a dime but, instead, slide to a halt before turning around. The game has an attractive cel-shaded look and the lions are animated more fluidly than they were in the original show. The non-primary lions are tasked with keeping a floating circle in a target to maximize precision. The Voltron battles play out with attack selection rotating through players. When playing cooperatively, all players share the same pool of extra lives and star shards for super attacks. It’s a lot of fun to tear around with multiple lions, allowing each to focus on the types of enemies its best suited for. The game is, of course, playable cooperatively for up to five people. On foot, you’ll have to survive for 10 seconds and make it back to your lion to keep things going (and earn a sweet point bonus). When planetside, if your lion is badly damaged, you’ll be booted out into Survivor mode. The melee attack seemed fairly useless, but you’ll rarely remember its there, anyway. Still, the game is a fun and frantic twin-stick shooter and I really enjoyed the pounce attacks to take down airborne enemies. For example, in the first set of levels, Sven pilots the blue lion. I had hoped for some progression system that would see the lions become stronger from level to level, especially as the three segments follow the early episodes of the show. Collect five and you’ll have another chance to get back in the fight. These star pieces are also how you earn extra lives. Each lion has its own special ability like Black’s lightning or Yellow’s sand whirlwinds, which costs one star piece to trigger. The five lions each have different stats related to armor penetration, agility, long and short range aptitude, melee and durability. You’ll choose an attack, press a button at the right time to hit and another to dodge enemy assaults and, when you’ve whittled the Robeast down to the bottom of its health bar, you’ll “Form Blazing Sword” and send that thing back to Zarkon in pieces. These battles play out in a turn-based fashion similar to Costume Quest or the Super Mario RPG games. The final level is a Robeast battle, with the Lions coming together to form Voltron. The space levels are pure bullet hell, and some lions fare far better than others in these scenarios. You’ll move from waypoint to waypoint with chokepoints along the way that task you with defeating all the Drule forces, destroying generators, defending civilians and more. Each episode takes place on a different planet or in space, with the first three levels focusing solely on the lions. The game plays out in three “episodes” of four levels each. If you love (or even like) Voltron, though, well- chances are you’ve already purchased this. Put simply, if you like twin-stick shooters, you should give this a try.
Unfortunately, a lot of its mentality is also rooted in the age of neon, eschewing modern advancements in the twin-stick shooter genre.
Voltron defender of the universe game review series#
This new game retains all of the campy charm of the original series through voiceovers, footage from episodes and even Peter Cullen announcing that “Voltron will be back after these messages” when the game is paused. From Peter Cullen’s introduction to the ridiculous voices that the main actors provided for bit parts, Voltron is a mixed bag until you remember that it’s about five awesome robot lions that turn into a butt-kicking giant robot. While Voltron has had a few iterations, including the direct sequel series Voltron Force currently airing, there is just something about the nostalgia and, yeah, cheesiness, of the original Lion Force saga that is special to nearly every child of the 80s. This one’s for the people who know who Sven is.įrom days of long ago- That’s how it all began in 1984 and it’s exactly how Voltron: Defender of the Universe from Behavior Interactive and THQ begins.
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