Matterfall

Matterfall is a side-scrolling shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 in August 2017.

Matterfall
Developer(s)Housemarque
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
Release
  • NA: 15 August 2017
  • EU: 16 August 2017
Genre(s)Side-scrolling, shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Matterfall is a side-scrolling shooter game with platforming elements.[1][2] The game is set on a futuristic science fiction world that has been infected by an alien material known as "Smart Matter".[1] The player takes control of Avalon Darrow who dons an armoured battle suit.[1][2] Darrow can jump, dodge, and blast aliens.[1][2] Darrow can also create platforms to explore the environment and generate shields to deflect attacks of enemies.[2]

Development and release

Matterfall was developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game was announced in October 2015 during Paris Games Week.[3] It was released for PlayStation 4 on 15 August 2017 in North America and in Europe on the following day.[1][2] Sony offered a copy of the game's soundtrack and a PlayStation 4 theme as a pre-order incentive for Matterfall.[2]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic73/100[4]

Matterfall received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[4] In Game Informer's Reader's Choice Best of 2017 Awards, the game came in fourth place each for "Best Sony Game" and "Best Action Game".[5] It was also nominated for "Arcade Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2017,[6] and for "Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D" at the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[7][8]

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References
  1. Faller, Patrick (12 June 2017). "E3 2017: Sci-Fi Side-Scroller Matterfall Gets Release Date, New Trailer". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. Sousa, Pedro (13 June 2017). "Housemarque's explosive PS4 twin-stick shooter Matterfall releases 16th August". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. Sarkar, Samit (27 October 2015). "Matterfall coming to PS4 from Housemarque". Polygon. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. "Matterfall for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. Cork, Jeff (4 January 2018). "Reader's Choice Best Of 2017 Awards". Game Informer. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. "2017 Winners". The Independent Game Developers' Association. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. "Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. "Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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