Review: Akka Arrh (PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox Series X & Steam) - Defunct Games

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Defunct Games reviews Akka Arrh, available February 21 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch and PC.
After being unceremoniously dropped by Atari four decades ago, LllamaSoft gives Akka Arrh a real chance at shoot ‘em up success. Fast and chaotic, this action game is a mix of Missile Command and tower defense, but that doesn’t even begin to describe what makes this remake so unique. Unfortunately, the frustrating instructions and weird gameplay quirks threaten to ruin the fun, but those who stick with the game will be rewarded with a truly unique shooter full of rich ideas and strategy. Akka Arrh is a remake that needed to happen.
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17 июл 2024

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Комментарии : 22

@sonicmania9993 Год назад

One of your best reviews, thanks!! I'm about to go down a Llamasoft rabbit hole over here...👾

@noneofyourbusiness4616 Год назад

I'm about to go down a soft llama hole myself.

@sonicmania9993 Год назад

@@noneofyourbusiness4616 LOL, that sounds like "noneofmybusiness"...

@Zirus_Blackheart Год назад

I HIGHLY reccomend Goat Up! :-D It's actually in VR now too in the Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 :-D

@louiedidcote8260 Год назад

I picked this for 16 pounds against my better judgement and have played about an hour. I like it. The price point is gonna be the deal breaker for a lot of people though, if people want a cheaper minter experience, moose life is half the price. I fear that this price point will lead to low sales, justifying a lack of a future Atari Minter relationship. (The options have a subdued visuals which make the tutorials easier to understand) Love your reviews, have done for years.

@JosephCoco Год назад

QotD: I don't think this counts, since the games never entered development, but the two sequels to Xenosaga II (which are also the prequels to Xenogears and Xenosaga III) were planned. I'd love to see the games (re)made with some modern JRPG conveniences. This game looks fun. I don't mind the zaney instructions and obtuse, complex strategy. It definitely has that llamasoft charm.

@damon1281 Год назад

I snagged it on the Atari VCS. Fun game. I'm liking all the Atari remakes!

@esperago Год назад

I bought it for the VCS as well. Do you prefer playing with the classic or the modern controller?

@damon1281 Год назад

@@esperago I never use the classic controller

@theblaqbuckeroo5127 Год назад

Atarir's *Stun Runner* is in desperate need of a Recharged do-over ‼

@henri3170 Год назад

Huh, looks cool. Onto the wishlist it goes...

@Oribaa90 Год назад

I need this on my VCS!

@kitestar Год назад

Dan Ku Ga, the unreleased update/semi-sequel to taito’s metaphorical “hat” to the fighting game genre, Kaiser knuckle. While it’s gaining traction by being featured in the egret ii mini, I feel in order for it to stand toe-to-toe with the likes of the upcoming SF6, it probably needs a remake as opposed to a port

@PenguinDT Год назад

I find Llamasoft's games fascinating, but some of them do get a bit too excessive with the flashing - when even your tutorial messages flash in all colours, you should be aware that you've gone too far. Still intrigued to give it a go - ever since I first tried the madness that is Ancipital on the Commodore 64 as a kid, I knew would never need to use drugs as long as Llamasoft kept pumping out games. QotD; Fans are already at it and rebuilding the 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever from the leaks of last year. I'm more hyped for that than I am for almost any announced new game. But for something that isn't happening - if someone were to unleash Prey 2 on us, I would have a heart attack from the pure, concentrated joy.

@adrianoakley3231 Год назад

irobot needs a remake

@JB.zero.zero.1 Год назад

I have no idea what I'm looking at 😊

@GaggleofDoozies Год назад

Great review.👍 Looks more like a $6 game......not paying $20 for this.

@andyauthor2007 8 месяцев назад

I would strongly suggest NOT buying this on Steam after the way Llamasoft screwed up Tempest 4000. The game was released unplayable and the patch was unplayable still and half of the problems in the original release did not get fixed in the patch.

@JenMistress Год назад

You mentioned Arcade, so had a look, and sure enough, a Prototype of Akka Arrh is on MAME. I bookmarked it, check it out later, and if I like it, maybe I'll consider buying this. As for the question, is one unreleased game that I could think of that I wish was released, though not sure if it would be needing a remake or not as it wasn't all that long ago, but GamerGirl. If only the Devs did like Hogwarts Legacy did, and ignored the woke people, went forward as planned, I'll be able to play it, but nope, canceled, and just left me wondering what could have been. **sigh**

@DefunctGames Год назад

The original Akka Arrh ROM is in the Atari 50 compilation, and I found it really hard to get into. I agree with the test audience at the time, the game was far too difficult for 1982.

@esperago Год назад

Not to pit reviewers against reviewers but your review is educated, balanced and obviously strives for some objectivity. On the other hand, the review over at Noisy Pixel is nothing but a biased opinion piece, masquerading as a review. Their take is that it's just a confusing mess that should have been left on the drawing room table. Worse is that their response over at NP is always "Don't care. We're perfect. Everyone is a critic" which is a bad attitude to take when a review of theirs sticks out like a sore thumb, compared their normal work.