IRONFALL Invasion

 3DS
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 67
  3. Negative: 25 out of 67

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  1. thelonesoldier
    Feb 27, 2015
    0
    One of the worst games I've ever played. I only made it a few minutes into the demo, but the controls are so unbearably bad that you couldn't pay me to play further.

    The controls are utter garbage - there are two modes, C-Stick and touch screen. The C-Stick on the New 3DS isn't suitable for aiming, so getting the crosshair to settle on something is an exercise in futility. You will find    One of the worst games I've ever played. I only made it a few minutes into the demo, but the controls are so unbearably bad that you couldn't pay me to play further.

    The controls are utter garbage - there are two modes, C-Stick and touch screen. The C-Stick on the New 3DS isn't suitable for aiming, so getting the crosshair to settle on something is an exercise in futility. You will find the C-stick isn't sensitive enough while looking (it takes over 2 seconds to do a 360) and is too imprecise when aiming. Touch-screen aiming *should* work (it worked very well for Metroid Prime: Hunters) but the *maximum* sensitivity is unbearably slow. Unless you're frantically swiping across the screen, you can barely even get the crosshair to move. The touch screen aiming is also implemented the wrong way - it should behave like an analog stick (further from the center making you turn faster) but instead it's implemented like a mouse (requiring you to repeatedly swipe your finger along the screen to turn).

    In the campaign, gameplay is frequently interrupted by stupid cutscenes. You enter a room, and there's a cutscene of enemies slowly plodding into the room and walking into position. Your character just lets them get situated before bothering to attack them? You press a button, there's a clunky cutscene. You kick down a door, there's a clunky cutscene.

    The voice 'acting' is excruciating, the graphics aren't anything to write home about, the weapons are generic, the enemies are extremely bland, and the pace is slower than a crawl.    … Expand
  2. masteredud
    May 12, 2015
    1
    wow. i feel bad that i downloaded the game. the controls are so bad it is unplayable, the characters talk like robots, other than people, and the tutorials are useless. Very bad game of the year.
  3. Swanzee9898
    Mar 18, 2015
    3
    Uninspired waste of time. Everything feels so brutally unoriginal its just sad. There is not a single redeemable quality or new idea in this game. This game is the definition of generic.
    Yes, at times it may get a laugh out of you from its hilariously bad voice acting, but besides that there is really nothing here. I was playing with the circle pad pro so controlling it wast too awful    Uninspired waste of time. Everything feels so brutally unoriginal its just sad. There is not a single redeemable quality or new idea in this game. This game is the definition of generic.
    Yes, at times it may get a laugh out of you from its hilariously bad voice acting, but besides that there is really nothing here. I was playing with the circle pad pro so controlling it wast too awful (although it did feel kind of off) but everything about it just feels. so. boring. There is no reason to purchase this game.    … Expand
  4. gui2310gBR
    Mar 27, 2015
    2
    terrible just like the street fighter until the graph and beautiful but not this complete set of harmony and free game demo and eai not have to pay all that **** and that nintendo
  5. TwilightVomit
    May 4, 2015
    4
    Aiming is a real nuisance since there’s no option to turn the aim acceleration off, this makes aiming feel inconsistent and just adds to the overall uncomfortableness that you get from playing shooter games on handhelds. FPS and TPS has been proven to work on Nintendo DS and 3DS, take the Call Of Duty ports for example, yeah the controlling isn’t as refined as a mouse and keyboard but it’sAiming is a real nuisance since there’s no option to turn the aim acceleration off, this makes aiming feel inconsistent and just adds to the overall uncomfortableness that you get from playing shooter games on handhelds. FPS and TPS has been proven to work on Nintendo DS and 3DS, take the Call Of Duty ports for example, yeah the controlling isn’t as refined as a mouse and keyboard but it’s the next best thing when done right. I will admit I didn’t try this game out with the Circle Pad Pro or any other 3DS model (which are meant to be more comfortable than the original) but if a game can’t get the controls right then what’s the point in even talking about the rest of the game?
    Fix the controls, remove the aim acceleration and for god’s sake give us more config options! I demand super high sensitivity when I play shooters.    … Expand
  6. NatT96
    Jun 27, 2015
    4
    What a mess the controls were so damn stiff It took me multiple time to even learn certain new controls introduces to me. The demo will first leave a bad impression as well as the full game and online play. It does somewhat take advantage of the New 3DS's capabilities with the second joy stick nub. Just don't waist your time.
  7. DizLive8
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    The concept of this game is generic to most shoot em ups, it is a good setup for the right handed player, I'm left handed, but my main issue was: my left hand controls the movement and the stylus controls the cross hair, i have no coordination with using my right hand, it was as if i had Parkinson's disease trying to write my name. Im sure if there was an alternative way to do this, itThe concept of this game is generic to most shoot em ups, it is a good setup for the right handed player, I'm left handed, but my main issue was: my left hand controls the movement and the stylus controls the cross hair, i have no coordination with using my right hand, it was as if i had Parkinson's disease trying to write my name. Im sure if there was an alternative way to do this, it might get a better rating.… Expand
  8. Silverzapper
    Mar 9, 2016
    2
    This game is terrible. Most flash games gave me a better experience than this. I hate the controls. The stick on the new 3ds is so bad for aiming. If they had used something like the Uprising controls maybe I could actually aim at the enemies. The voice acting is horrendous. Is it really that hard to put a little bit of emotion in your lines? You're actually trying to sell this game right?This game is terrible. Most flash games gave me a better experience than this. I hate the controls. The stick on the new 3ds is so bad for aiming. If they had used something like the Uprising controls maybe I could actually aim at the enemies. The voice acting is horrendous. Is it really that hard to put a little bit of emotion in your lines? You're actually trying to sell this game right? The only reason why I'm not giving it a 0 is because the worlds do look somewhat decent. Unfortunately for this game I value gameplay over graphics. It's also very repetitive becoming boring at parts. Trust me. The demo will give you more fun than the entire game ever would. I'm just glad I played it on a friends system so I didn't spend a penny. You'll most likely have to actually pay for this mess.… Expand
  9. RedDragonGaming
    Nov 16, 2019
    2
    This game is just bad.
    I mean Shooters on the 3ds are not impossible!!! (See:Resident Evil Revalations or Metal Gear Solid 3)
    .
    Im sorry.

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#47 Best 3DS Game of 2015
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#12 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2015
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#31 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2015

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Metascore
48

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 21
  3. Negative: 7 out of 21
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 21, 2015
    40
    It is simply just generic and does not justify itself enough to stand tall in the forest of third-person shooters on the market.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 20, 2015
    55
    If you can accept IronFall as dumb fun, then you might derive some enjoyment from its multiplayer – but it has too many issues to fully recommend it. [Issue #14: Old vs. New – March/April 2015, p.28]
  3. 4P.de
    Mar 6, 2015
    39
    While the visuals are nice and seem to push the hardware a lot of times, you can hardly say that about the mechanics or AI, which are just a tad over the common mobile game on your phone.
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