Release Date: November 1, 2016
A science fiction 2D side-scroll beat 'em up game with role-playing elements by Japanese studio OneorEight. The plot is focused on an invasion of hostile aliens, who destroy everything in their path and are completely resistant to traditional weaponry. When scientists discover that the aliens can only be harmed with weapons based on their own technology, a special team is created.
Earth's Dawn for PS4, PC and XONE is an arcade action game with role-playing elements created by Japanese studio OneorEight. It was previously released in Japan and titled Earth Wars, but thanks to Rising Star Games was also made available to players in the West.
The Earth is on the brink of destruction as a race of hostile aliens known as the E.B.E. Launches an invasion. They ravage everything in their patch and are completely resistant to human weaponry. Eventually, however, it turns out that the aliens can be harmed with weapons based on their own technology. As a member of an elite team created to stop the invaders, you have to face the overwhelming forces of the enemy.
Earth's Dawn for PS4, PC and XONE is a 2D side-scroll beat 'em up game, similar to e.g. Shank. The gameplay is mostly combat-focused, and to succeed you need to perform lethal combo attacks. The system was designed in such a way that new players can quickly get a hang of the rules, but the difficulty level increases as the game progresses, so there's also some challenge for the more experienced players. Along the way, you gather experience, thanks to which you develop your skills and increase you efficiency. The skills are selected from the skill tree, which allows you to fit your character to your preferred playstyle.
The visuals of Earth's Dawn for PS4, PC and XONE, despite its typical Japanese style, is dark and unsettling. Thanks to many special effects, it looks very well in action and draws your attention.
Platforms:
PC Windows December 7, 2016
PlayStation 4 November 1, 2016
Xbox One November 2, 2016
Developer: OneorEight
Publisher: Rising Star Games
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System Requirements for Earth's Dawn Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce 630 GT or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10.
Game Ratings for Earth's Dawn Video Game.
Push Square: 6 / 10 by Robert Ramsey
The foundations of a fast-paced and well worked action RPG are alive and well in this post-apocalyptic wasteland, but Earth's Dawn is let down by repetition and difficulty spikes. If you can stomach the negatives and keep chipping away at the release's robust progression systems, you'll find an impressive amount of depth and enjoyment to be had in forging your super solider – but you'll never quite shake the feeling that this could and should have been a better game than it is.
Rice Digital: 4 / 5 by Mitch Jay
It’s engaging, exciting and works hard to keep pulling you back in.
Destructoid: 6 / 10 by Jed Whitaker
Earth's Dawn could be a far better game than it is if it were just a bit more focused and refined. A lot of issues with the game could have been fixed by just making the missions something you could do in each level at your own pace without loading them separately one at a time from the main menu. The level design lends itself to Metroidvania-like gameplay, but the missions themselves just drop you into the map and tell you exactly where to go and what to do, versus just letting you roam freely and do as you wish completing missions along the way.Even with its flaws, I think many people will enjoy Earth's Dawn, but I don't expect it to be a hit or even a cult classic. If anything those starved for something similar to Odin's Sphere or an RPG-style beat 'em-up might get some enjoyment out of it, while most will find the repetition a bit too much.
Average score from votes.
