Axiom Verge 2015

Is it still worth playing?

Trace, a scientist who wakes up on the alien world of Sudra after a lab explosion, explores it in this 2015 side scrolling action adventure. The game has over 60 items and power ups, with dozens of weapons to collect, such as an electrical ball launched like a yo yo, and two can be set to quick select buttons. The Address Disruptor is a hacking beam that clears paths through glitches in the scenery or makes invisible platforms appear, and it affects each enemy differently. A small spider drone crawls through narrow spaces and collects items. Bosses are large with simple patterns and a lot of health. The map is a grid of rooms, and around the midpoint some regions stay out of reach until you gain certain abilities. A speedrun mode removes the plot pauses. Dozens of weapons and an ability that rewrites glitches still give the exploring plenty to find.