Nuclear Blaze is a firefighting, 2D pixel platformer from Sebastien Benard, lead developer and recreation designer for Useless Cells. As a firefighter, you’re tasked with extinguishing an out-of-control forest inferno, however whereas doing so that you come upon a mysterious navy facility and head inside to uncover the supply of the ferocious blaze.
Your entire marketing campaign lasts slightly longer than an hour and spans varied facility areas you have to clear of fireside to progress. This includes aiming your hose with the analogue stick and spraying water by pushing sq., our favorite! Some areas may even have sprinklers which may be turned on with the flip of a swap and locked doorways that block your path, requiring you to gather both a key or swipe card to proceed. It’s all quite simple gameplay, missing selection as the one new mechanics added all through are dodge rolling and armour, neither of which handle to change issues up considerably.
Nuclear Blaze does an outstanding job of being accessible to all ages, with the power to regulate the velocity of fireside unfold and hose power on the fly by way of the whole recreation. There’s additionally a devoted Child’s Mode, simple sufficient for a 3-year-old, with invincibility, auto soar, and auto intention energetic, permitting you to deal with saving furry felines from the flames. On the opposite finish of the dimensions there’s the Maintain My Beer mode, which is a extra intense expertise with further navy turrets and quicker fireplace unfold to maintain you in your toes.
Nuclear Blaze is an fulfilling pixel platformer that will get all of the fundamentals proper however lacks any significant depth to maintain you engaged. Its huge array of issue choices may be praised for making it accessible to all, nonetheless its extremely quick runtime makes it a really satisfactory expertise.