For instance, the Crystal starts with added HP and can soak up damage by pressing L. The different skills are really a joy to experiment with and finding the right one will be dependent on your preferred style of play. They won’t all be available at the onset, but by progressing further into the depths new characters will be unlocked to play with in subsequent runs. A total of 12 characters are available to choose from, each with a unique skill that sets them apart from the others. Power-ups aren’t the only way to make each run feel different. Mixing and matching these abilities are rewarding and with some luck, can really make you feel empowered leading to a deep run. Maybe you want to dish out more damage and decide to take the increased weapon type damage. Prefer a more defensive style of play? Well you may decide to use the mutations that increase health and ammo drops or go with the ability to negate explosive damage when under a certain HP threshold.
After leveling up, the option of four random power-ups are presented between stages, each with varying buffs for the player.
Power-ups are vital to your success, helping give agency on how the run will play out. As enemies drop dead you’ll collect Rads, little green vials, which act as experience and upon collecting enough, will level up your character allowing you to select a mutation after the completion of the level. Switching between weapons is done with a single press of the button, feeling seamless as you blast through hundreds of baddies. It controls similarly to most twin-stick shooters, taking aim with the right stick, movement with the left stick, and firing off rounds with R. This starts off relatively tame, keyword relatively, but quickly ramps up the challenge and only continues to push the envelope the closer you get to the main objective. The goal is to reach the Nuclear Throne itself, but in order to do so you’ll have to pass through a magnitude of levels, disposing of all the enemies along the way. Nuclear Throne is a true roguelike, meaning each attempt is unique from one another, presenting different level layouts as well as obtainable power-ups. The difficulty may scare off some, but for those willing to take a beating on the path to the throne, you’ll be in for a treat. This brutally tough top-down roguelike presents a wide range of variation between characters, weapons, and power-ups, making each run feel truly unique. These come in many different shapes and forms, but with the release of Nuclear Throne, there’s a new sheriff in town. The Switch certainly has no lack of roguelikes or twin-stick shooters, with some genuinely great offerings on the platform.
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