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How Metascores Are Calculated
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Altered Beast
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games. |
[Xbox Live Arcade] The latest creation by Q Entertainment, is a unique action-packed shooter. Time your self-destruction perfectly, create chain reactions by exploding enemies, and extend the game life. Enjoy a trippy, trancey clubbing experience through the combination of highly addictive gameplay, music, and sharp visuals. E4 features five exciting game modes as you collect bonus items and detonate your craft to the beat to multiply your scores. Outrageous visuals and high-quality sound add to the richness of the gameplay. There are a hundred times more enemies, a hundred times more chain reactions, and a stylish collection of newly designed visualizers all exploding in high definition with 5.1 surround sound support. Play E4 The Game Unlimited, a reverse action-shooter where the goal is to self-destruct, create large chain reactions of explosions by defeating enemies, and extend the life of the game by collecting the items they leave behind. Other game modes include E4 The Game Limited, that challenges with a Time Attack version of the main mode. Take on R4 The Revenge, a genuine shooter with up to 100 stages. And go head to head in H4 Versus Live, against other players on Xbox LIVE. Add your own music in the S4 Wiz Ur Muzik mode. Enjoy a customized E4 gameplay experience by adding your own tracks and playing to your favorite music. [Microsoft]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 91
Gaming Age
As long as you go in expecting an audio-visual feast that's good for killing some time, and not a deep shooter, you won't leave disappointed.
 89
Console Monster
A stunning visual and audio representation that offers a unique style of gameplay.
85
Worth Playing
It's just offbeat enough to earn its indie label, and once you get going, it really is next to impossible to put it down.
85
Talk Xbox
Every Extend Extra Extreme shows that big things do indeed come in small packages. While its core gameplay may not appeal to everyone, this is definitely one of the best values you’ll find on the Xbox Live Arcade.
85
IGN
A game that excites sections of the mind that other games leave untouched. For many, it will also sit on the edge of acceptable levels of initial confusion. The game is almost too unique and trippy for its own good, if that is even possible.
85
MS Xbox World
E4 demands the player understand and embrace the symbiotic relationship between music, light and gameplay, if they wish to enjoy the title. For those players that reach this state of mind, E4 is probably one of the best experiential titles you can get in this genre.
85
GamerNode
E4 is really one of those XBLA-defining titles in that it represents a profoundly divergent experience but still has that pick up and play feel to it that people (want to?) associate with a Live title.
84
Team Xbox
E4 is way more fun than last year’s E3. We know that’s not a major feat, but it still should give some kind of indication of what Q Entertainment brought to the table in their sophomoric effort
83
GameShark
Even with its limited count of four main levels and a couple of secondary modes, expect Every Extend Extra Extreme to scoop up a great deal of time whenever it is played.
83
Gamers' Temple
Every Extend Extra Extreme is a colorful and noisy waste of time. And I mean that in a very good way.
80
1UP
If you never bothered with the PSP games, the improvements in this radically redesigned Xbox Live Arcade version warrant further inspection on the strength of the speedy gameplay and customizable music analyzer. Although it looks like a tech demo on the surface, what lies beneath is an altogether meatier experience.
80
X360 Magazine UK
A lot of thought as well as another E has gone into Q Entertainment's latest release. [Issue 27, p.117]
80
Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
A harmonious blend of light, sound and vibration that even "Space Giraffe" can only dream of. [Christmas 2007, p.98]
75
GameSpot
Despite its relative simplicity, there's something pretty compelling about the gameplay. Regardless, what really makes E4 so entrancing is the presentation, which looks and sounds like a space rave that exploded in your Xbox 360.
75
PALGN
Fans of Tetsuya Mizguchi’s previous works such as Rez and Lumines really need to check this out, as should anyone else on the lookout for an addictive puzzle game or shoot ‘em up.
72
DailyGame
If rhythm and trippy visuals are your thing then you'll find this bazaar shooter worthwhile.
70
Games Radar (in-house)
A cool game, and a gorgeous showpiece for Xbox Live Arcade, holding up well with the likes of other trippy titles like Geometry Wars and Space Giraffe. But the repetitive gameplay doesn’t really hold up like it should. And the game’s crazy presentation will only take most gamers so far.
70
Official Xbox Magazine
E4's only major flaw is that it can get WAY repetitive. [Holiday 2007, p.70]
70
AceGamez
The impressive merger of music with gameplay and sound effects is worth at least experiencing once - it certainly isn't for everybody, but you'd be surprised at how addictive it can be to see all those little pieces blow up just by pushing A... and perhaps that is E4's strongest appeal.
70
Official Xbox Magazine UK
Too easy to satisfy but enjoyable all the same. [Christmas 2007, p.107]
63
Game Chronicles
The player is barely involved in the game at all, which effectively makes it little more than a snazzy light show.
60
Thunderbolt
Every Extend Extra Extreme is a visually striking and addictive game, but one that won’t appeal to everyone.
40
Eurogamer
And if the shield was gone and the enemies were fewer, and more varied, it could have been a lot like an actual videogame, with a difficulty curve, rather than a bewildering ascent up a six-foot cliff onto an endless plateau of tedium.
Rob M. gave it a6: Evan S. gave it an8: DeSangre IIDX gave it a4: Charles S. gave it a10: Q gave it an8: Jarrod l. gave it an8: |
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