![]() ![]() In theory, this range of options and the mission variety should equate to an evolving, entertaining game. All of the classes come with numerous ways to customize your ‘ExoDrone’, changing armor / helmet types, weapons, ammo types, and even a handful of perks. ![]() While the first and last units haven’t changed greatly, the always-vital engineer class has been given an armament upgrade, allowing you to craft defensive turrets and guns to guard your base / fellow marines. The class-based solider system returns as well, with the standard ‘Marine’, the workhorse ‘Engineer’ 2, and the sniper-ready ‘Recon’ types. You can swap characters here, and place assembled crates to be beamed off-world. Regardless of the blocky planet, the contracts typically have you guarding a ‘base’, which serves as your spawn point and shipping station. Mission types include ‘Mining Contract’, which sees engineers digging for minerals / crafting supply crates to send back home, a self-explanatory ‘Base Defense’ 1 setting, and a kill-everything mode called ‘Bug Hunt’. ![]() You essentially play as a mercenary for hire, completing contracts to earn enough money to buy new weapons / gear, and unlock access to additional planets and missions, with the difficulty and rewards scaling upwards accordingly. The big change to the format this time around is the game is now a four-player cooperative FPS, having you battle aliens in a semi-wave format across a variety of modes and maps. Now, the team is back with another attempt, hoping to expand the universe yet again.Įnter Xenominer Swarm ($1.00), which keeps a lot of the same gameplay systems and options from DownGate Deathmatch intact, and seems no less ambitious. ![]() DownGate Deathmatch tried, but it was not a very good game. For its second game, developer Gristmill Studios took a step back, to put out a multiplayer FPS set in the same universe. It’s one of the few games I’ve played on XBLIG where I was actively brainstorming ideas for a potential sequel, so sure of its fun and success. Though some would classify the original Xenominer as a ‘sci-fi Minecraft‘ and nothing more on sight alone, it’s heavy emphasis on survival on a harsh planet made it much more than a simple clone. ![]()
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