Tesla vs Lovecraft

 Switch
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Switch Player
    Apr 11, 2018
    90
    A fantastic refinement of the classic twin-stick shooter, Tesla vs Lovecraft is a lovingly made adventure that takes its perk system and gameplay seriously, even if the story thankfully doesn't.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Apr 3, 2018
    85
    Tesla vs Lovecraft is a solid and fun twin-stick shooter. A wide variety of weapons, gadgets, and perks keep things fresh and interesting. Other than a lack of mission variety and no online co-op, this is a game that will keep me wreaking havoc on Lovecraft’s monsters for a while.
  3. Nintenderos
    Jul 14, 2018
    75
    The brief length of each level makes this game optimal to enjoy, for instance, in the bus, and especially with four friends.
  5. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Apr 11, 2018
    75
    Fortunately, this top-down shooter is a blast to play. It’s fast-paced, hectic, difficult, fun-to-play, and ultimately, rewarding. Tesla Vs. Lovecraft caught me off guard, and I’m glad to have played it. I recommend it for people who love the top-down shooter genre, those who like playing games in short bursts, and those who enjoy getting a group together for gaming. Get ready to experience the craziest matchup of historical figures you’ll ever witness. It’s a blast.
  6. Universo Nintendo
    May 3, 2018
    70
    Tesla vs. Lovecraft is a great game, fun, challenging, with precise gameplay, and a survival mode with interesting online rankings for the most competitive players. Unfortunately not everything is perfect, the repetitive scenarios and the poor soundtrack, although minor problems, will make the game old a little too fast.
  7. FNintendo
    Apr 25, 2018
    70
    Tesla vs Lovecraft is a surprising work that brings high-paced action and screens filled with enemy hordes, precise and simple controls, an immersive soundtrack and a solid four-player multiplayer mode. It may feel a bit repetitive on a short-term basis and have few online resources but Tesla vs Lovecraft has enough to be a very interesting experience in the catalog of the Nintendo Switch.
  8. Digitally Downloaded
    Apr 4, 2018
    70
    The game itself doesn’t give much in the way of context of who Tesla and Lovecraft are, or even why a scientist would be fighting an author to begin with. Nonetheless, Tesla vs Lovecraft is a fun twin-stick shooter, made even better by being technically on-point and very clean to play.
  9. Nintendo Life
    Mar 30, 2018
    70
    Tesla vs Lovecraft is a competent top-down, twin-stick shooter and arguably the most polished title in the developer's catalogue. Taking the fun but limited template of Crimsonland and building an entertaining and visually striking, but familiar and repetitive experience. It's unlikely to get pulses racing in terms of original gameplay, however, the perks system, crazy weapons and relentless explosive action should spark enthusiasm among fans of the genre.
  10. New Game Network
    Apr 25, 2018
    66
    Tesla Vs Lovecraft serves its function well enough as a simple action shooter. There isn’t much to the gameplay, but sometimes you can find a good time paddling through even shallow waters.
  11. GamingTrend
    Mar 30, 2018
    60
    Tesla vs. Lovecraft is imbued with a frenetic, bold energy that I only wish its designers had committed to more strongly. While there is fun in the premise of knocking back waves of Lovecraftian horrors while teleporting around them and maximizing Tesla’s devices, none of these concepts ever truly hits the mark. The result is a distracting but ultimately mindless exercise in repetition, which fails to ever become truly interesting.

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. chosen0ne
    Aug 22, 2022
    8
    It's a great twin-stick shooter with a fun vibe and playful presentation. Once you really start amassing those powerups, HOLY CRAP it's soIt's a great twin-stick shooter with a fun vibe and playful presentation. Once you really start amassing those powerups, HOLY CRAP it's so much fun!!! I got 45 hours out of this game easily with the DLC which is completely worth getting!!!!… Full Review »
  2. IamSquid
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    I bought this game when it was on sale for $5 because I thought the title was a fun idea. The first hour was rough. but within the second hourI bought this game when it was on sale for $5 because I thought the title was a fun idea. The first hour was rough. but within the second hour it got fun and within the third hour I was hooked. I bought the $5 DLC that night (its just more guns, powerups, etc). Its one of the best twin-stick shooters I've played and I've spent more than 100 hours on it. Well worth the price!… Full Review »
  3. nusco
    Sep 23, 2020
    6
    What happens if you pit the champion of scientific optimism against the herald of cosmic horror? A damn white-knuckle twin-stick shooter,What happens if you pit the champion of scientific optimism against the herald of cosmic horror? A damn white-knuckle twin-stick shooter, that's what.

    Tesla vs Lovecraft has all the mindless monster bashing that you expect. However, it also comes with its own share of flaws. The game has very little content, stretched really thin to dilute the play time. To reach the "real" ending, expect to fight the same handful of monsters over and over again, and to go through the same maps three times at increasing difficulty.

    The lack of content can be forgiven, but the design flaws of Tesla vs Lovecraft are harder to swallow–especially if you consider that the developers are twin-stick shooter specialists. The game's difficulty swerves wildly, with frustrating peaks followed by walk-in-the-park levels. The role of luck is excessive, and the same level can be very easy or painfully hard, depending on which power-ups you get. There is even an upgradeable stat that makes it more likely that you'll get one of the good perks that make levels so much easier. The existence of that stat should ring an alarm bell–but it seems that this game is OK with being heavily RNG-based.

    The worst problem of the game, by far, is the poorly tuned upgrade system. Once you get to the third and last pass of levels, you find yourself short on "crystals", the in-game currency that you use for upgrades. You'd take forever to accumulate a decent amount of crystals through regular playing–and collecting crystals usually gets in the way of completing a level. Long story short, you probably need to farm crystals if you want to complete the game. I spent at least a couple of hours going through this pointless grind, playing the beginning of the same level again and again until I had my upgrades where I liked them, and then moving on to finish the game.

    Even with all its shortcomings, Tesla vs Lovecraft is a fun experience. It has all the action you expect from the genre, and the short levels make it moreish. Yes, there is luck involved–but maybe you'll be more lucky if you try this level again, for the 12th time! I don't regret playing this game, but I think that the developers should have spent more time tuning the mechanics and producing content, instead of paywalling more content behind a pointless DLC. I have high hopes for the next work from 10tons, but I also hope that they'll spend more time refining it before release.    … Full Review »
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