Utopia 9 might not be as popular or slickly designed as Dead Cells or Enter the Gungeon–but it's still a fun little roguelite. The main gameplay loop is the same as other games in the subgenre: you move through a handful of procedurally generated levels, collecting random items and weapons, trying to reach the final boss battle. It's a good setup, and it keeps you coming back for moreUtopia 9 might not be as popular or slickly designed as Dead Cells or Enter the Gungeon–but it's still a fun little roguelite. The main gameplay loop is the same as other games in the subgenre: you move through a handful of procedurally generated levels, collecting random items and weapons, trying to reach the final boss battle. It's a good setup, and it keeps you coming back for more until you've managed to reach the ending.
The story is pleasantly tongue in cheek: you've been scammed into buying a vacation on a "paradise planet", but your destination turns out to be a hellish mutant-infested wasteland. You must shoot, blast and zap your way to the travel company's offices, to file a complaint and get back home. The game is slim on content, with only three different environments and three main types of enemies–but it does offer a number of different weapons and upgrades, that provide some welcome variety.
Utopia 9 is a twin-stick shooter of sorts, but don't expect relentless bullet hell action. The fighting is slow and methodical. Soon enough you find out that in this game, your own impatience to push forward is your worst enemy. Once you learn to methodically dispose of mutants (and to select health-focused upgrades), reaching the end isn't too hard, and the final boss turns out to be a bit of a pushover. However, it's all too easy to get greedy and jump gung-ho into the action, which usually results in a premature ending. While Utopia 9 isn't a very hard game, it's not a forgiving one, and it doesn't hesitate to punish your mistakes.
All in all, Utopia 9 is a very competent little game. As I write, however, it's hard not to make another point about it: this game is often on sale for as little as 99 eurocents on the Nintendo eShop. If price is a factor for you, then add a couple of points to my rating: for that kind of money, this game is great value. It provided me with more fun than some games 20 times as expensive.… Expand
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