Triggerheart Exelica

 Xbox 360
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Eurogamer
    70
    With the majestic and genuinely eye-popping Ikaruga waiting in the wings, you can happily keep saving your 800 Points without missing out on anything special.
  2. PALGN
    70
    Triggerheart: Exelica is a good little shooter that's held back by a lack of value for anyone other than the hardcore.
  3. X-ONE Magazine UK
    70
    A solid shooter that will have many a leaderboard junky glued-fast for weeks on end. [Issue#31, p.118]
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  5. GameSpot
    60
    Triggerheart is a passable arcade shooter, but doesn't offer enough to make it worth the asking price.
  6. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    60
    What is important is the difficulty to distinguish between things you’re supposed to collect and things you’re supposed to avoid, especially when the screen fills with lasers and power ups. Even after several hours of play, dying because of this was fairly common.
  7. MS Xbox World
    60
    To sum this up, this game is your standard scrolling shooter, it's nothing special and nothing majorly appalling.
  8. Console Monster
    60
    Think of it as an appetiser before the main course - Ikaruga, which as soon as it's released Triggerhearts will not have a look in!
  9. Official Xbox Magazine
    60
    Triggerheart Exelica is the kind of brutally difficult bullet orgy that shooter otaku love. [May 2008, p.76]
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  10. IGN
    57
    Like most arcade shooters, the experience is brief. The challenge is there for those who would like to memorize attack patterns and master the five levels, but there isn't anything that feels exciting.
  11. GamesRadar+
    50
    Despite the enjoyment of slinging bad guys around like giant wrecking balls, Triggerheart's indecisive difficulty, average looks and short length render it a bad choice for any but the most devoted shooter fans.
  12. NZGamer
    50
    In the end, Triggerheart fell down as a game that didn’t grip me or leave me with the desire to appreciate more fully, so there was very little personal enjoyment.

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. MegamanZeroX19
    May 30, 2020
    7
    Es entretenido,pero como no provee de mucho contenido es más que nada para pasar el rato,a menos de que te encante este género deEs entretenido,pero como no provee de mucho contenido es más que nada para pasar el rato,a menos de que te encante este género de videojuegos,en ese caso lo disfrutarás.… Full Review »
  2. shootingstars99
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    This game is just plain awesome! The art style of the playable characters is stellar, the different play styles each one has adds variety toThis game is just plain awesome! The art style of the playable characters is stellar, the different play styles each one has adds variety to the game, and the core game play itself is simple yet extremely challenging. The emphasis here is all about the movement, finding patters in the enemy attacks, and maneuvering yourself around them and going for the kill shot. The music in this game is super catchy too and is bound to get stuck in your head! Playing this game with an arcade stick is like the ultimate way to get as close as you can to the arcade experience. Check this one out if you are into arcade shoot-em-up's for sure, this one is super fun and challenging!… Full Review »
  3. r4nd0m
    Feb 27, 2008
    7
    Finally a real score-shooter for XBLA!!! Although it obviusly can't compete with a masterpiece like Ikaruga it is still fun and makes theFinally a real score-shooter for XBLA!!! Although it obviusly can't compete with a masterpiece like Ikaruga it is still fun and makes the waiting for PR RS II easier. A major flaw of this DC port is that you can't save your Score and Settings, there's only an online leaderboard and some achievements. But the greatest let down are the missing multiplayer modes (don't know if the original had)!!! Even though I'm a big fan of bullet hell shooters I have to admit that Warashi could've done better. This way I can't give more than still good 7 points (if I weren't a big fan of the Genre I would've given less).… Full Review »
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