Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony | |
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Developer(s) | Final Form Games |
Publisher(s) | Final Form Games |
Composer(s) | Francisco Cerda |
Platform(s) | Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
Release | Windows June 8, 2011 [1] Mac December 13, 2011 Linux December 22, 2011 Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot November 10, 2011 PS4 (as Jamestown+)Switch
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter, bullet hell |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony, also known as simply Jamestown, is a vertically scrolling shooter developed and released by Final Form Games in 2011. The game takes place on Mars in an alternate history steampunk 17th century, where the planet is a British colony contested by the Spanish and the indigenous Martians.
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plot summary. (January 2015) |
Jamestown features mechanics similar to many other shooters. There are 4 types of ships available, each with a primary and secondary attack, and a "Vaunt Mode" which the player can trigger when enough gold from destroyed enemies has been collected. When this mode is engaged the ship gains a temporary shield, increased firepower and a score multiplier for a limited time, which can be prolonged and increased by collecting more gold.
The game is playable in both regular singleplayer mode and in a local multiplayer mode supporting up to 4 players.
The game was developed in two years by the small indie developer Final Form Games, and financed by the three founders' own personal savings. [3] The developers present the Cave shooter Progear as being the closest thing to a direct influence, and say that the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki, in particular Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky influenced the artstyle. [3] The story's alternate history references Roanoke Colony, and includes associated figures like Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, John Smith, and Joachim Gans as characters.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (PS4) 83/100
[4] (PC) 81/100 [5] |
Publication | Score |
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1Up.com | A [6] |
Destructoid | 8/10 [7] |
Eurogamer | 8/10 [8] |
GamePro | [9] |
GameSpot | 8/10 [10] |
Giant Bomb | [11] |
IGN | 8.5/10 [12] |
PC Gamer (UK) | 78% [13] |
PC Gamer (US) | 90% [14] |
PC PowerPlay | 7/10 [15] |
The A.V. Club | A [16] |
Jamestown and Jamestown+ received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] IGN called the PC version "an accessible, punchy shooter with some clever mechanics at play and a surprising level of depth hiding beneath the 16-bit surface". [12] 1UP.com praised its approachable, escalating difficulty, the 16-bit style graphics and its soundtrack. [6]
Jamestown was selected as one of the "PAX 10" (a selection of the years best indie games) for the PAX Prime 2011 convention. [17] The game was added to the Humble Indie Bundle 4 on December 13, 2011.
Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony | |
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Developer(s) | Final Form Games |
Publisher(s) | Final Form Games |
Composer(s) | Francisco Cerda |
Platform(s) | Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
Release | Windows June 8, 2011 [1] Mac December 13, 2011 Linux December 22, 2011 Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot November 10, 2011 PS4 (as Jamestown+)Switch
|
Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter, bullet hell |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony, also known as simply Jamestown, is a vertically scrolling shooter developed and released by Final Form Games in 2011. The game takes place on Mars in an alternate history steampunk 17th century, where the planet is a British colony contested by the Spanish and the indigenous Martians.
This article needs a
plot summary. (January 2015) |
Jamestown features mechanics similar to many other shooters. There are 4 types of ships available, each with a primary and secondary attack, and a "Vaunt Mode" which the player can trigger when enough gold from destroyed enemies has been collected. When this mode is engaged the ship gains a temporary shield, increased firepower and a score multiplier for a limited time, which can be prolonged and increased by collecting more gold.
The game is playable in both regular singleplayer mode and in a local multiplayer mode supporting up to 4 players.
The game was developed in two years by the small indie developer Final Form Games, and financed by the three founders' own personal savings. [3] The developers present the Cave shooter Progear as being the closest thing to a direct influence, and say that the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki, in particular Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky influenced the artstyle. [3] The story's alternate history references Roanoke Colony, and includes associated figures like Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, John Smith, and Joachim Gans as characters.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (PS4) 83/100
[4] (PC) 81/100 [5] |
Publication | Score |
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1Up.com | A [6] |
Destructoid | 8/10 [7] |
Eurogamer | 8/10 [8] |
GamePro | [9] |
GameSpot | 8/10 [10] |
Giant Bomb | [11] |
IGN | 8.5/10 [12] |
PC Gamer (UK) | 78% [13] |
PC Gamer (US) | 90% [14] |
PC PowerPlay | 7/10 [15] |
The A.V. Club | A [16] |
Jamestown and Jamestown+ received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] IGN called the PC version "an accessible, punchy shooter with some clever mechanics at play and a surprising level of depth hiding beneath the 16-bit surface". [12] 1UP.com praised its approachable, escalating difficulty, the 16-bit style graphics and its soundtrack. [6]
Jamestown was selected as one of the "PAX 10" (a selection of the years best indie games) for the PAX Prime 2011 convention. [17] The game was added to the Humble Indie Bundle 4 on December 13, 2011.