The campaign is made up of various mission styles,
including enemy wave - based missions, escort objectives, follow the leader, and more.
Not exact matches
The game's opening mission, not
including tutorial, starts off with a very visually impressive set piece where you pilot a flying dragon mech and take out
waves of
enemies.
There are 4 difficulty levels
including normal, hard, suicidal and hell on Earth with the major differences between each difficulty being significantly noticeable as there will be more
enemies per
wave, while they possess faster movement, a wider range of attacks and more health, although to make it even harder you will simultaneously have less pickups and less dosh to spend on upgrading your loadout.
Apart from the story mode, the game also features several other unlockable game modes
including a Free Mode, which allows you to go through missions with the playable character of your choice, as well as an Eclipse mode which acts as the typical survival mode where you battle endless
waves of
enemies.
Double Fine explained that the console version of the title will launch with «a whole glut of customization options» and with «several new modes,» which will
include 2v2 soccer matches and a co-op play that allows players the chance to fight various
waves of
enemies together.
It will also
include Survival Arena — a new take on our cooperative Survival mode that adds over 100 new
waves with new
enemy types, new Siege zones, and all - new
wave modifiers.
Inside, you'll be stripped of all your items -
including weapons and armour - and need to defeat
wave after
wave of
enemies.
Ten distinct trials await challengers —
including an arena battle against
waves of
enemy AI, a gravity - defying run of drop assassinations, and a race against the clock.
Included in the pack will be an arena battle against
waves of
enemy AI, a gravity - defying run of drop assassinations, and a race against the clock.
Annihilation (TreeFall Studios, $ 1.99 / # 1.79)-- A pixel - based top - down shooter in which you try to resist
waves of
enemies; also
includes support for co-op.
Other challenges
include weaving through
waves of traffic, trying to continually boost or drift against a clock, and some boss fight style races that have you pumping weapons into huge, tank - like
enemies.
The missions are basically one - person Horde Mode maps that task players with facing
waves of
enemies with different pre-selected characters and
include no story whatsoever.
Hoard is packed with play modes,
including Treasure (collect as much gold as possible in single - player or co-op), Princess Rush (a competitive mode where the only goal is to capture 15 princesses), and a classic survival mode where you try to outlast ever - increasing
waves of
enemies.
Highlights
include a black and white city landscape which invites you to smash buildings as they pop up beneath you whilst fighting off
waves of planes doing their best to take you down, and a game that puts you on a circling platform with the ability to destroy various
enemies that populate the screen by slinging shots at them from your arms.
The first pack, known as the Dunwall City Trials, will be released in December for $ 4.99 / 400 MSP and will
include 10 challenge maps,
including an arena where players will battle
waves of
enemies, speed runs, and drop assassination stages.
In an effort to add a little spice to the tired formula; the game features a levelling system complete with skill points that are awarded in single increments at every level up, allowing you to purchase a variety of perks
including regenerating health, increased stability when firing and the ability to call in powered up artillery strikes and helicopters to help you clear out each
wave of
enemies.
There is a new co-operative mode
included in Splatoon 2 called Salmon Run, in which players work together to fight off
waves of
enemies (called Salmonids).
Other new features introduced since the game launched on Early Access
includes a new lobby, stores to purchase new equipment for your character; Hold Your Ground, a cooperative mode that sees players fight against
waves of
enemies; and The Arena, a free for all battle over treasure chests filled with loot.
Multiplayer events can support as many as 12 players and
include deathmatch, team deathmatch, hourglass (a team king of hill variation), assault, the highly challenging king of gravity, grav control (advantages from kill streaks), gravity slaughter (using grav powers), and survival (four players against constant
enemy waves).
The package
includes an Arena mode too, allowing to take on
wave after
wave of
enemies in a true test of your combat skills.
Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition will
include both the Reign of Giants and Shipwrecked DLC, which will let players get even more bang for their buck as they sail across the
waves and hunt down
enemies who are just as likely hunting you.
The map features 20 intense
waves including some «boss aliens» which take a lot more damage than any other
enemy troops.
Released in 1978 by Taito, Space Invaders popularised many emerging features of the shoot -»em - up genre
including high score tables and endless
enemy attack
waves.
There are 20 levels in all, most of which involve simply trying to defend against a small number of
waves of
enemies (though each
wave is quite large and can
include multiple
enemy types), but there's the occasional level that mixes thing up a bit, such as bosses that must be destroyed before they spawn enough minions to overwhelm you.