![]() ![]() Heist is as good as any full priced 3DS game out there and in most cases, even better. Image & Form took a bold step by not opting for the easy route, instead choosing to expand on an already interesting theme. The universe and its inhabitants are joyful to play with and kept me coming back for more. Ironic for a game about steam powered robots. ![]() The world is full of colourful and comical NPCs that bring even more life to this universe. Each mission completed moves the story on a little, and opens up new ships to pillage. Don’t be fooled, there is a lot more complexity involved than the game would initially suggest. There was more than one occasion where I was sure that I had lined up a shot perfectly, only for the bullet to skim past a scavenger’s head, bounce of 4 walls and land in an explosive barrel which then proceeded to explode and kill one of my teammates. If a shot ricochets of a wall there’s no telling where it may go, and players may end up delivering the final blow to a colleague instead. Explosive barrels litter each level, so a misplaced shot can be fatal. And every level counts, as the game gets steadily more difficult with each new mission.īeing aware of the surroundings, as well as the position of your crewmates is also vitally important. These range from new abilities to stat boosts. As the bots level up, they unlock a new upgrade. Make it out of the level alive and the bots are rewarded with experience points and water, which is used as currency. There is also a huge selection of armour, grenades and hats to choose from as well. But some of the crew can only use certain weapons, and there is the option to change the loadouts of each bot before the mission starts. There are hundreds of weapons that will become available to our rogues, either through loot drops or from vendors. There is also the option to use both actions to move even further, at the expense of firing. ![]() Each turn allows the player to move the bots into position and fire their weapon. But standing in the way are armed scavengers and mechanised weapons. The aim of each level is to steal as much loot as possible and then make it back out in one piece. ![]() But seeing as all of the levels are randomly generated, every playthrough was slightly different. I did find that I had to go back and replay some older levels so that I could upgrade some of my bots though. But it is so easy to dive back in to a level and retry, it never bothered me. In fact, I found the game to be extremely challenging after the first few hours. This doesn’t make the game less forgiving however, especially as the things progress. Permadeath is also absent, instead favouring a penalty system if a bot is downed during a mission. Heist takes the turn based strategy action and places it in a 2-D world. This isn’t a full on XCOM clone however, as that would never really work on a handheld. It may seem like a strange mix, but it fits perfectly. Instead, Image & Form have taken this amazing universe and thrown in some XCOM. SteamWorld Dig was amazing, but it’s questionable as to whether it has enough legs to support two games. Something strange is afoot, and it’s up to Piper and company to get the the root of the problem.Īlthough this is a SteamWorld game, this is about as different from Dig as you could possibly get. Things get a little heavy though, when scavengers start to increase their attacks and the local businesses start to feel the pressure. They make their living from smuggling water and goods, while trying to avoid the scavengers and the Royal Space Force. The story revolves around Captain Piper and her ragtag crew of pirate robots. The result is delightfully surprising and proves that SteamWorld Dig wasn’t just a flash in the pan. So it’s impressive that they decided to take a risk and do something completely different with the franchise. Given the success of Image & Form’s previous instalment, SteamWorld Dig, it would have been easy for the developer to just pump out a quick sequel throw in a few new features and upgrades and slap a ‘2’ at the end. ![]()
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