Defenders of Ekron: Definitive Edition

 Xbox One
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. XBLA Fans
    Aug 16, 2018
    40
    Defenders of Ekron – Definitive Edition is not the game its advertised to be, nor the game you’d want it to be. The second half of the game is a tedious, confusing mess with no real support from the storyline; it doesn’t help it stay afloat. The hour or so of shmup style gameplay that is there is solid, but its blurred by the rest of the game’s mechanics and gameplay elements. The puzzles, while occasionally interesting, are completely out of place. The game overall is a failure. It’s playable, but it’s not likely what you’re wanting or expecting.

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Aug 19, 2018
    7
    Unfortunately the game suffers with quite a few technichal issues and whilst none of them are major issues they can still harm the fun factorUnfortunately the game suffers with quite a few technichal issues and whilst none of them are major issues they can still harm the fun factor a little bit. In terms of content there isn’t a great deal to be getting on with and you do end up getting the feeling of not being completely satisfied. The additional extras in the game aren’t anything special even if they do give the game a little more in terms of length.
    Does Defenders of Ekron: Definitive Edition do enough to get a recommendation from me? I’m willing to try any shoot-em-up because I love the genre that much and as far as shoot-em-ups go Defenders of Ekron isn’t a bad edition to the genre. That being said there are better game’s available for you to play in this genre and in my opinion the little shortcomings the game suffers with does stop it from reaching its full potential, which is a shame because the core mechanics work really well. Despite it suffering with a few issues it does still get more things right than it gets wrong and that means Defenders of Ekron: Definitive Edition does enough to get a small recommendation from me.    … Full Review »
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