Release Date: April 27, 2017
A combination of a three-dimensional shooter and a platformer. Players embody two aliens several centimetres long, which were sent with the mission of researching human behaviours and customs. During the game we visit rooms belonging to five different students living in a women's dormitory.
Gun Gun Pixies is a colourful combination of a third person shooter and a 3D platformer. The game was developed by the Japanese studio called Shade (also known for creating such series as Bullet Girls) in cooperation with Compile Heart and Idea Factory, which for years have specialized in creating jRPG games for such series as Hyperdimension Neptunia. Gun Gun Pixies was released first on PlayStation Vita and then on the remaining stationary platforms.
The main protegonists of the game are Bee-tan and Kame-pon who come out of this world. They were sent on a reconaissance mission from their homeworld called Pixie withe the task to investigate the behaviour and customs of ordinary people. This information is to be used to solve the social problems that afflict their race. The fact that the protagonists are only a few centimetres tall makes the task a little more difficult. While completing their mission, the protagonists head for a female dorm that is inhabited by five different girls.
During the game, players explore all the dormitory rooms. The action is shown from the third person perspective. Players' task is to shoot at selected points on the body of girls, which, depending on the situation, can for example drip, practice yoga or study at the desk. After giving each shoot, the missiles are heading in player's direction, and have to be avoided. The game also places great emphasis on platform elements. Players sometimes have to jump between pieces of furniture and elements of the environment in order to reach their destination. Occasionally players are forced to sneak up when there is one of the tenants nearby. The characters must then crouch and try not to attract attention.
Gun Gun Pixies has simple 3D visuals with a limited number of animations and basic special effects resulting from a relatively small development budget. All the characters in the game were modelled after Japanese actresses.
Platforms:
PC Windows November 1, 2019
PlayStation Vita April 27, 2017
Nintendo Switch September 6, 2019
Developer: Shade Inc.
Publisher: Idea Factory
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System Requirements for Gun Gun Pixies Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-5257U 3.1 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 7700 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-8700 4.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1050 / Radeon RX 550 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Gun Gun Pixies Video Game.
Cubed3: 7 / 10
Gun Gun Pixies may not be the most challenging of shooters, it has issues that affect gameplay, and the fanservice will not appeal to all players - however, it rates highly in the fun department for moe afficionados, even featuring characters from Compile Heart and Idea Factory's famous Neptunia series which fits well in the story. It covers a range of issues young people and older ones face such as eating issues and sibling rivalry. The cheerful graphics coupled with the wicked sense of humour from all the dorm residents and the pixies themselves makes the game an enjoyable addition to the Nintendo Switch.
TheSixthAxis: 5 / 10 by Miguel Moran
Gun Gun Pixies has a very specific audience, and many of those people are sure to have a good time with this game. Cute characters and a wealthy abundance of fanservice are here in spades. Unfortunately, I often found myself struggling with the repetitive gameplay and clunky controls too much to appreciate any of the good aspects of the game.
Nindie Spotlight: 6.4 / 10 by Justin Nation
Here we go with another entry in the darker corner of the Switch library where you can find all kinds of "unusual fare"...
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