![]() Equalized Pressure Technology (EPT) from the Boomerang 9, Atlas and CarreraĮPT involves a state-of-the-art numerical simulation method developed with Swiss inventor and engineer Koni Schafroth. The wing is also suitable for XC and competition pilots who, above all, want a small and lightweight wing. Even with the action flying a mile a minute, with dozens of enemies on screen, at no time did the game freeze, crash, or even stutter.The Boomerang x-alps is aimed at highly advanced vol-biv and adventure pilots. There were times where the screen was absolutely covered in enemies. The review copy provided was for PC, and I have no idea how this game will run on the Switch. When things got hectic the environmental details seemed to fade away, simultaneously the enemy details became crystal clear. Speaking of surprises, the decision to go cel-shading in Boomerang X seemingly made the game easier to play. Surprisingly, activating these settings does not take away from the experience in the slightest. Granted, the game has settings like auto-lock, and aim assists for old people such as myself. This is insane because it takes two seconds to regain a health unit from one of the limited health regen spots.įor full transparency, Boomerang X is the first game that ever made me go to one of my kids for help beating it. And when I say hits, I mean it’s like a kick in the teeth.īoomerang X gets to the point where you literally cannot stay still for more than three seconds without getting hit. There aren’t that many enemies, and you can take things easy as you learn the game’s core mechanics. The game takes it easy on you for the first half of the game, almost as if you were on training wheels. Let’s just say they are all core to your survival. Then there’s Needle, Blaze, and Oblivion Comet, but I don’t want to spoil those for you. ![]() Scattershot is like a single shotgun blast that you get after killing 2 enemies in a single throw of the Boomerang. The Flux timer also resets the instant you throw the Boomerang, giving you infinite bullet time if done properly. To give you some examples, Slingshot allows you to teleport to the location of the Boomerang at any time.įlux allows you to slow time while charging the Boomerang. As you progress through, you will unlock six new abilities. While that sounds very simple on paper, experiencing this gameplay loop is anything but. Once you have killed several waves of specific monsters marked with a yellow icon, you are released from the arena, get introduced to a new mechanic, then locked into a new arena with new enemies, all of which have new ways to kill you. After that, you enter an arena where the shadow monsters attack. From the moment you pick up the Boomerang, you get introduced to new ability and are given the chance to practice it. The gameplay loop of Boomerang X is so satisfying, that having anything more than a skeletal story would have just bogged the game down.Īnd the gameplay loop is just as simple as the story. We never learn who this shipwrecked stranger is, why were they traveling to the island in the first place, or if they’re even human. That is the story of Boomerang X in its entirety. Boomerang X leaves so many questions unanswered. Now, these shadow creatures are trying to kill you. The inhabitants of this island were mining some weird crystals and have all been wiped out by these shadowy monsters that were awakened due to the mining. You then find “the boomerang,” a shuriken-like weapon that, well acts like a boomerang. You play as some stranger that gets shipwrecked and washes up on the beach of an island. But with only twelve arenas, and almost a complete lack of story, is Boomerang X enough to keep players coming back for more? Story? What Story? Constant waves of newer and newer enemies regularly push the player to the limit of their abilities. A high-octane, adrenaline rush that keeps you holding your breath and on the edge of your seat. It’s more like Devil Daggers meets Portal meets Doom. ![]() ![]() Calling Boomerang X a first-person shooter just doesn’t seem to do the game justice.
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