Invector

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
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  1. Push Square
    Dec 6, 2017
    70
    Mike Posner was a few years early: all he needed was to set a high score in Invector to show Avicii that he’s cool. This is a hyperactive rhythm game, which is perhaps defined more by its presentation and soundtrack than its simplistic underlying gameplay. It’s good fun, though, and playing it will make you feel cool – even if it’s only for a fleeting second. There’s something to be said for empowerment like that.

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  1. SnappyGR
    Sep 2, 2019
    8
    Snappy Game Reviews - Wake Me Up

    INVECTOR is a brand new PlayStation 4 exclusive rhythm game, developed by the Swedish based Hello There    Snappy Game Reviews - Wake Me Up

    INVECTOR is a brand new PlayStation 4 exclusive rhythm game, developed by the Swedish based Hello There Games, that focuses solely on the work of a single Swedish artist, Tim Bergling. While the name of this Tim fellow may not ring any bells, his alias will surely be familiar to most of you, he’s none other than the DJ and record producer Avicii. Despite being fairly familiar with both Hello There Games previous works and, to some extent, Avicii’s music portfolio I’d be lying if I said that I came into INVECTOR with high expectations but I’m happy to say that my doubts were completely destroyed by this fantastic game.

    INVECTOR has a pretty straightforward structure despite how unorthodox its gameplay is, but I’ll go back to talking about the structure of the game before getting to the real meat and potatoes. There are 22 tracks split into 5 different worlds that you can play in one of three difficulty levels, with the toughest, unfortunately, being locked from the start. This means that players used to extremely challenging rhythm games might not feel as engaged in the experience right away. The progression in the main mode feels great with each world being composed of fairly distinct tracks that helped to keep this 2-hour journey fresh to the very end. After beating specific songs, you get to watch short animations of a pilot named Stella and her journey through space in search of candy, these honestly add little to nothing to the game but since they’re so short it wasn’t a huge deal overall.

    The gameplay of INVECTOR is quite ingenious. You get to fly the previously mentioned spaceship in several landscapes such as outer space, sprawling cities and lush forests while tapping buttons to the beat of the music. The brilliance of it comes in the variety of gameplay sections, three in total, and how they merge to create something quite special. One moment you might be flipping to the rhythm inside of a triangle while the next you’ll be, sliding left to right and jumping gaps trying your hardest to stay on point just before flying off the track in an on-rails flight mode where you have to go through hoops to keep your combo going in order to get the highest grade possible. All this might sound overly simplistic, and honestly it kind of is, but I find that the best rhythm games are those that can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of their skill level, and fortunately INVECTOR gets that as well. The better you perform the faster your ship will fly along the track with mistakes bringing you back to a sort of comfort zone where you’re able to get back on your feet and build up your combo once again. This is more of an exciting and fun journey through fantastic vistas than a hair-pulling hardcore endeavour.

    The good-feel vibes of the gameplay are severely heightened by the superb visuals and extremely clean UI. The game adopts a low poly 3D look to it with neon lights coming out of every corner bursting with colour without being overly distracting. The end result is incredibly slick and smooth even on the standard PlayStation 4 model.

    Hello There focused exclusively on the work of Avicii for the soundtrack of INVECTOR and to be fair they’ve handpicked a great selection of tracks with plenty of variety that shouldn’t scare away players who aren’t fans of Avicii. I came into the game only knowing a handful of Avicii’s songs and was surprised by how broad his music is, I had the wrong impression that he was yet another DJ focused on EDM (to be fair that seems to be the most popular) but I quickly realized how wrong I was and got to enjoy the tunes quite a bit. Regardless though, I honestly believe that the gameplay alone is strong enough to get you into the groove regardless of your taste in music.

    Beating the game won’t take too long if you just want to go through it once but there are some incentives to give it a bit more playtime. Besides having a local multiplayer mode there are also online leaderboards and a full trophy list with a platinum trophy that’ll surely take a fair while to beat. Despite considering there’s enough content to justify the purchase I was expecting a bit more of it given the launch price tag.

    With that said though you’d be doing yourself a disservice to skip INVECTOR if you’re a fan of rhythm games or a fan of Avicii’s work in general. Whether you decide to raise the roof on your own or to throw a party with your friends with the local multiplayer mode you’re sure to have a wonderful time with INVECTOR.    … Full Review »
  2. yamurbina
    Jun 22, 2018
    8
    If you have played Gravity, you know what to expect from Invector.
    It is essentially a game to enjoy Avicii's music.
    The game features a    If you have played Gravity, you know what to expect from Invector.
    It is essentially a game to enjoy Avicii's music.
    The game features a nice selection of Avicii's tracks. Visuals are gorgeous.
    If you are a fan, you'd probably won't delete this game after finishing the story, since the only replay value is playing at a higher difficulty and getting a better score.
    The only downside to this game, is the few songs in it. As a fan of Avicii, I would pay to get more songs, but sadly, it seems there are no plans to make any microtransactions or something to make the game more interesting.    … Full Review »
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Dec 8, 2017
    7
    Invector
    Carried by its soundtrack
    Invector is a score chasing rhythm game that can be played either single player or split screen… You    Invector
    Carried by its soundtrack
    Invector is a score chasing rhythm game that can be played either single player or split screen…
    You play as a ship going through different sections of the galaxy,
    There is a little throwaway story here with little cutscenes…
    Which really just gives reason to the background as youre getting your button tapping on…
    This game features 22 songs all by the artist avicii Songs that range in release date from 2013 to 2017
    So there are classics in here and future classics..
    IVe only heard a few of these songs before, but this game definitely made me an avicii fan..
    His music makes this game…
    If youre not an Avicii fan this game probably isn’t for you..
    The gameplay here is extremely simple
    There are again 22 levels that will only take you about 2 hrs to clear.. but there are 3 different difficulties here..
    Easy and medium which you can switch back and forth between and a hard mode that requires you to clear a song in medium before you can play it…
    None of these modes for me hit a sweet spot..
    At first I was really enjoying easy mode, just tapping along to the music,
    here you don’t need to worry about much..
    Youre either tapping or holding l1, chancing the wall your in in game by moving direction, flying through the occasional rings, and tapping either square and x to the beat…
    it’s a good time, but it starts to feel a bit numbing…
    So eventually I went to medium..
    Heres it’s the same thing, but the game throws the circle button and doesn’t warn you to change wall or track.. so you have to pay a little more attention…
    Medium mode to me feels a bit inconsistent as it goes back and forth between mind numbingly easy and overwhelming, completely distracting me from the song…
    and then hard mode for me was crazy overwhelming as it now ads in triangle.. but is constantly having you change the wall youre on at a ridiculous pace..
    however I actually fond this mode to be more fun than medium though I was admittedly awful at it..
    I feel like medium should’ve been more a mix of easy and hard…
    Where all buttons are at play, but there is no wall shifting without warning..
    A nice sweet spot where I can enjoy the song and feel like im tapping along to it in the right spots…
    easy ended up being the most enjoyable mode for me not being a rhythm game vet..
    and as a score chaser your score depends on the notes you hit and your timing of hiting these notes, filling up your boost and hitting the notes as you blast through the track..
    It’s a really enjoyable experience…
    But again, this is in thanks mostly to avicii..
    His music makes the game..
    Theyre fun songs to tap along to and sing along to..
    I give Invector
    a 7.5/10    … Full Review »
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