Missile Command Delta is a giant departure from the unique sport that Atari followers are accustomed to, and whereas we’re certain purists will not benefit from the drastic adjustments, this contemporary spin brings the idea ahead in a refreshing and imaginative approach.
A gaggle of adventurous youngsters plans to spend the night time in a creepy, disused bunker, solely to find it is not fairly as deserted as they thought. Thus begins a sport of two halves. You will spend a few of your time exploring the stunning depths of the bunker in first-person, fixing puzzles and conversing along with your buddies; the remainder of the sport has you defending in opposition to incoming missiles, in each coaching situations and what looks as if actual strikes.
In contrast to the unique sport, although, these sequences are strategic, turn-based challenges, all about calculated explosions and taking advantage of your stock.
A wide range of missile sorts, shields, and extra provide you with plenty of choices as you progress, however enemy firepower has totally different attributes too, like inexperienced ones that may breeze by way of explosions.
These missile-commanding missions are good enjoyable, and develop deceptively complicated in a while within the sport. Typically it may be laborious to parse all of the missile trajectories, and sometimes it may be a bit trial-and-error, however general it is a sturdy variation on the 1980 unique.
The story feels a bit contrived however gives an honest sufficient framework, testing the group’s friendship as they’re thrust into an intense state of affairs. The bunker itself is a spotlight; it is a very intriguing place to be. It is stuffed with locked doorways, cryptic codes, and unusual puzzles concealing some enjoyable mysteries. Throw in dialogue selections that’ll result in totally different endings, and you’ve got an actual melting pot of concepts and genres.
We did encounter a few bugs right here and there, and it often dropped a body, however by and enormous it runs effectively and appears good, although some might not be into the stylised, fairly flat look.
It could sound a bit all over, however in observe it is a properly paced and thoughtfully performed sport that manages to attract lots from an old-fashioned Atari basic.
