Tachyon Project

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. FriedConsole
    Jan 21, 2016
    6
    A twin stick shooter very derivative of Geometry Wars. Not bad but nothing really unique or interesting here. It's OK but I don't see why you would want to play this over the many better twin stick shooters.
  2. GreenMachineG
    Jan 19, 2016
    5
    Tachyon Project is a top-down, twin-stick shooter where you control a little spaceship "virus" if you will and defeat enemies to hack into places. The game has a bright, neon art style that is pleasing to the eye. Controls are intuitive, and feel really good. The tutorial explains everything very well so that's a plus. The interesting thing about this game is the health system isTachyon Project is a top-down, twin-stick shooter where you control a little spaceship "virus" if you will and defeat enemies to hack into places. The game has a bright, neon art style that is pleasing to the eye. Controls are intuitive, and feel really good. The tutorial explains everything very well so that's a plus. The interesting thing about this game is the health system is completely time-based, as in killing enemies and collecting the orbs they drop increases your time limit to beat each level, and getting hit by enemies decreases your time limit. The game also throws in some more interesting concepts with "stealth severs" where the enemies can only see you when you make noises (shooting, bombs, etc.). This allows for a hint of strategy/stealth to be thrown in to the usual non-stop hold down the trigger approach of a lot of twin-stick shooters like this. The story is poor, and I almost feel the game would be better without it. The story is of two hackers who create a program that in essence is you. You are this ultimate hacking machine they use to get dirt on people, and hack companies, etc, but then they get raided by an unknown group and they release you into the internet. From there your dialogue comes across as somewhat childish, not knowing what do in the world wide web, but also the dialogue has some poor attempts at humor that turned me off to the story/dialogue quite a bit. I feel like the story could've been much simpler and it would have made it cooler, rather than looking for your missing "parents". Good arcade-y gameplay, and a fun twin-stick shooter, but a poor story and dialogue brings the game down, rather than distinguishing itself from a genre with a lot of good examples.

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71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Destructoid
    Feb 5, 2016
    70
    Tachyon Project isn't a remarkable shooter, but it's well-designed on several levels. There's no multiplayer to speak here, but with a decent campaign, lots of customization, and New Game+/Endless modes, you'll be perfectly fine going at it solo.
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  2. Everyeye.it
    Feb 2, 2016
    65
    A classic shoot'em up, that has a hard time emerging from the crowded genre.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 1, 2016
    65
    Tachyon Project is a decent twin stick shooter, with some good ideas but a short campaign.
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