Phalanx

Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Kemco
  • Release Date: Dec 27, 2001
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. The quintessential game of serendipity... The best shooter ever made.
  2. 80
    There are no continues and no in-game saves, a turn-off to anyone without the time to memorize boss patterns and an effective way to kill the point of that whole “portable” thang.
  3. A lengthy enough endeavor for shooter fans of a mildly forgiving disposition.
  4. 75
    With the feel and look of many of the Super Nintendo and Capcom shooters like "UN Squadron," this is a sharp looking, entertaining flyer.
  5. Nintendo Power
    62
    It's simple but furious. [Jan 2002, p.134]
  6. 60
    Maybe it is the fact that you will frustratingly lose lives because it is not always clear what is potentially deadly scenery, and what is harmless background...Whatever it is, there is something lacking that denigrates this game workmanlike and a tad dull.
  7. Play Magazine
    60
    A nice alternative to "Gradius." [Feb 2002, p.66]
  8. Game Informer
    50
    Extremely boring. [Jan 2002, p.98]

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#33 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2001
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Jun 28, 2023
    8
    Varied and frantic "bullet hell" horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up with a good selection of weapons and nice graphics. The enemy fire canVaried and frantic "bullet hell" horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up with a good selection of weapons and nice graphics. The enemy fire can sometimes be a little difficult to see on the small screen so you can't look away for a second, but otherwise probably the best of its type on the GBA. Full Review »