HIGH Brilliant illustrations, solid writing, great music.
LOW Poor AI/pathfinding, uneven balance, large armies are awkward to control.
WTF It’s 2020 – why are we still putting stealth missions into RTS games?
HIGH Mastering the Hazardous Mechs.
LOW Those damn stat-buffing jellyfish.
WTF The Hook Mech, whose usefulness eludes me.
HIGH Truly outstanding mech combat.
LOW Everything beside said mech combat.
WTF Look, I get the budget’s tight, but maybe spend more than $20 & a cup of coffee on the translation.
HIGH Hitting an enemy across the map with a perfectly-timed stun spear.
LOW The boss ship’s impossible-to-dodge laser attacks.
WTF Prestige suits cost seven real dollars each.
HIGH The early boss fights represent the game at its best.
LOW Later stages feel like a chore.
WTF Why send a soldier with the worst equipment to fight a high-tech war?
HIGH The sheer speed of combat once the obtuse controls are mastered
LOW Having to master obtuse controls in the first place
WTF Of all the Extreme VS games to localize, why choose the weakest one?
HIGH Gorgeous art and classic gameplay
LOW Isn’t “easy mode” supposed to be easy?
WTF That price tag!
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