Pixel Privateers : Beaten

I’m counting Pixel Privateers as beaten as I’ve defeated the six main bosses and moved onto a new galaxy map. There is still some life left in the game for me though as I’ll play some more multiplayer and I’d like to open up all the tech tree as well as play through again with a new party now that I understand the mechanics and take my time.

This is a game I bought the day it was released as it had been top of my wish list for the almost 12 months, basically since the first time I found out about it. It’s from the same developer that produced Pixel Piracy and you can see that in Pixel Privateers. However, Pixel Privateers is a much more polished game; a big step up from Pixel Piracy (which incidentally I also enjoyed very much and beat too). I’ve really enjoyed playing Pixel Privateers to the extent that it’s probably one of my favourite dozen games of all time!

The best description I have seen of the game is that it’s a cross between Diablo and Borderlands 2. It’s basically a 2D side ways scroller, team based looting game. The graphics are some of the best pixel graphics I’ve seen. The action is frantic but in single player you have the option to pause and go into tactical mode where you can assign commands ready for un-pausing.

It’s just so easy to pick up and play and whilst the game play is repetitive the constant upgrading of gear and abilities and ability to change party members means that the team dynamics are constantly changing. Yes, there are a few glitches (for example rocket launchers are too overpowered) but they have already released one patch the for game and it only came out on the 21st Feb. Each planet (level) takes around 10-20 minutes to complete so ideal for a quick game or a more prolonged session. It’s definitely a “I’ll just do one more level” type of game.

I’d highly recommend the game and IMHO well worth the asking price