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Rocketmen: Axis of Evil

January 01, 1970

This article is about the video game. For the tabletop game, see Rocketmen (card game).

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil is a downloadable top-down shooter created by Canadian indie developers A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games and Eyerisk Studios and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is based on the constructible strategy game called Rocketmen from WizKids. It supports 1-4 person cooperative play either online or offline. The game was originally set for release in November 2007,[2] but was delayed up to March 2008.

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
Developer(s)A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games
Eyerisk Studios
Publisher(s)Capcom
Platform(s)Xbox 360 (XBLA), PlayStation 3 (PSN)
ReleaseXbox 360 (XBLA)
March 5, 2008[1]
PlayStation 3 (PSN)
March 6, 2008
Genre(s)Top-down shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Story edit

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil's story is based around a possible treaty between the "Legion of Terra and Mars", and the Alliance of Free Planets (Mercury Venus and Earth). The Axis of Evil kidnaps the leader of the alliance, after which the player must explore multiple planets and space stations in order to free her and save the day.[3]

Gameplay edit

 
Typical 4 player co-operative gameplay.

In the game, the player can choose from three races including Human, Mercurian, and Venusian as well as three classes including Warrior, Engineer, and Outcast.[4] The player travels through 10 different levels in a linear fashion, the only nonlinear thing being the secondary objectives. The entire object of the game is to go around picking up weapons and shooting the enemies, using the control sticks to move and shoot.[5]

Character creation edit

The game starts off at the character creation screen. The player first chooses a gender, followed by a race. The color is then chosen, the default being a skintone pigment but ranges from bright pink to black. Throughout the gameplay, each character will gain experience points that can be used after each level to upgrade weapons, skills, and attributes and to raise the drop rate of certain weapons.[6]

Weapons edit

The thing that separates this game from most shooters is that the weapons are not bullet-limited; they are time-limited. When someone picks up a weapon, that player can shoot it as much as they'd like until the timer runs out.[7] There are a few different weapon-choices. The starting pistol is slow and weak, but it is really only a stand-in until a better weapon is found; the shotgun is the next weapon found, and it utilizes a powerful scatter shot; the Razor fires sawblades which bounce off of walls and wreak havok; the laser shoots slow bullets that travel through anyone they touch; and the Vulcan fires a quick, double stream of bullets.[8] There are also secondary weapons such as landmines and rockets that allow for additional tactics.[2]

Reception edit

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[20][21] Official Xbox Magazine gave it an early positive review while the game was still in development.[17]

Rocketmen: It Came From Uranus edit

A followup, Rocketmen: It Came From Uranus also developed by A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games and Eyerisk Studios, appeared on the ESRB ratings, rated E10+ as well. A removed post from Capcom's blog stated the expansion would be released on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 for Xbox Live Arcade and Thursday, May 15 for PlayStation Network. The expansion included 3 maps, 3 main weapons, 2 secondary weapons, and new enemies.[22]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Killian, Seth (February 29, 2008). . Capcom. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b . A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Melnychuk, Mark (March 26, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Review". The Game Reviews. from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ . Xbox.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Francis, Don (March 10, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Review (X360) [date mislabeled as "March 12, 2008"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Matias, Derek (March 14, 2008). . RipTen. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Geddes, Ryan (March 6, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Review (X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. ^ Dempsey, John (April 4, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (Xbox Live Arcade)". DailyGame. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  9. ^ Gallegos, Anthony (March 7, 2008). . 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  10. ^ Edge staff (May 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (X360)". Edge. No. 188. Future plc. p. 99.
  11. ^ Whitehead, Dan (March 5, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ Francis, Don (March 14, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Review (PS3)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  13. ^ Venter, Jason (March 7, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil review (X360)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  14. ^ Hopper, Steven (March 11, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil - 360 - Review". GameZone. from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Gerstmann, Jeff (March 22, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Review". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  16. ^ Geddes, Ryan (March 7, 2008). "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Review (PS3)". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  17. ^ a b Chan, Norman (December 25, 2007). . Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. p. 70. Archived from the original on March 10, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  18. ^ Chapman, David (March 4, 2008). . TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  19. ^ Oracheski, Rod (March 27, 2008). . 411Mania. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  21. ^ a b "Rocketmen: Axis of Evil for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  22. ^ Rlan (May 2, 2008). . XBLAH!. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

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This article is about the video game For the tabletop game see Rocketmen card game Rocketmen Axis of Evil is a downloadable top down shooter created by Canadian indie developers A C R O N Y M Games and Eyerisk Studios and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 The game is based on the constructible strategy game called Rocketmen from WizKids It supports 1 4 person cooperative play either online or offline The game was originally set for release in November 2007 2 but was delayed up to March 2008 Rocketmen Axis of EvilDeveloper s A C R O N Y M GamesEyerisk StudiosPublisher s CapcomPlatform s Xbox 360 XBLA PlayStation 3 PSN ReleaseXbox 360 XBLA March 5 2008 1 PlayStation 3 PSN March 6 2008Genre s Top down shooterMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Story 2 Gameplay 3 Character creation 4 Weapons 5 Reception 6 Rocketmen It Came From Uranus 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksStory editRocketmen Axis of Evil s story is based around a possible treaty between the Legion of Terra and Mars and the Alliance of Free Planets Mercury Venus and Earth The Axis of Evil kidnaps the leader of the alliance after which the player must explore multiple planets and space stations in order to free her and save the day 3 Gameplay edit nbsp Typical 4 player co operative gameplay In the game the player can choose from three races including Human Mercurian and Venusian as well as three classes including Warrior Engineer and Outcast 4 The player travels through 10 different levels in a linear fashion the only nonlinear thing being the secondary objectives The entire object of the game is to go around picking up weapons and shooting the enemies using the control sticks to move and shoot 5 Character creation editThe game starts off at the character creation screen The player first chooses a gender followed by a race The color is then chosen the default being a skintone pigment but ranges from bright pink to black Throughout the gameplay each character will gain experience points that can be used after each level to upgrade weapons skills and attributes and to raise the drop rate of certain weapons 6 Weapons editThe thing that separates this game from most shooters is that the weapons are not bullet limited they are time limited When someone picks up a weapon that player can shoot it as much as they d like until the timer runs out 7 There are a few different weapon choices The starting pistol is slow and weak but it is really only a stand in until a better weapon is found the shotgun is the next weapon found and it utilizes a powerful scatter shot the Razor fires sawblades which bounce off of walls and wreak havok the laser shoots slow bullets that travel through anyone they touch and the Vulcan fires a quick double stream of bullets 8 There are also secondary weapons such as landmines and rockets that allow for additional tactics 2 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePS3Xbox 360Metacritic57 100 20 57 100 21 Review scoresPublicationScorePS3Xbox 3601Up comN AB 9 EdgeN A4 10 10 EurogamerN A3 10 11 GameSpot6 10 12 6 10 5 GamesRadar N A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 GameZoneN A5 5 10 14 Giant Bomb nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 IGN5 5 10 16 5 7 10 7 Official Xbox Magazine US N A7 5 10 17 TeamXboxN A4 10 18 411ManiaN A7 10 19 The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 20 21 Official Xbox Magazine gave it an early positive review while the game was still in development 17 Rocketmen It Came From Uranus editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2013 A followup Rocketmen It Came From Uranus also developed by A C R O N Y M Games and Eyerisk Studios appeared on the ESRB ratings rated E10 as well A removed post from Capcom s blog stated the expansion would be released on Wednesday May 14 2008 for Xbox Live Arcade and Thursday May 15 for PlayStation Network The expansion included 3 maps 3 main weapons 2 secondary weapons and new enemies 22 See also editRocketmenReferences edit Killian Seth February 29 2008 Rocketmen Webisodes Contest Capcom Archived from the original on March 2 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 a b A C R O N Y M Games News A C R O N Y M Games Archived from the original on March 28 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 Melnychuk Mark March 26 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Review The Game Reviews Archived from the original on March 27 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Xbox com Microsoft Archived from the original on March 6 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 a b Francis Don March 10 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Review X360 date mislabeled as March 12 2008 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Matias Derek March 14 2008 XBLA Review Rocketmen Axis of Evil RipTen Archived from the original on March 15 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 a b Geddes Ryan March 6 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Review X360 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Dempsey John April 4 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Xbox Live Arcade DailyGame Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Gallegos Anthony March 7 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil XBOX 360 1UP com Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 9 2016 Retrieved August 31 2019 Edge staff May 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil X360 Edge No 188 Future plc p 99 Whitehead Dan March 5 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Xbox 360 Eurogamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Francis Don March 14 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Review PS3 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Venter Jason March 7 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil review X360 GamesRadar Future plc Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Hopper Steven March 11 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil 360 Review GameZone Archived from the original on October 6 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 a b Gerstmann Jeff March 22 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Review Giant Bomb CBS Interactive Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Geddes Ryan March 7 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Review PS3 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on August 31 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 a b Chan Norman December 25 2007 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Official Xbox Magazine Future US p 70 Archived from the original on March 10 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 Chapman David March 4 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Review Xbox 360 TeamXbox IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on January 13 2011 Retrieved August 31 2019 Oracheski Rod March 27 2008 Rocketmen Axis of Evil Xbox Live Arcade Review 411Mania Archived from the original on April 23 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 a b Rocketmen Axis of Evil for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on January 22 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 a b Rocketmen Axis of Evil for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on January 22 2019 Retrieved August 31 2019 Rlan May 2 2008 Whoops Capcom announce s Rocketmen expansion and then takes it down XBLAH Archived from the original on May 6 2008 Retrieved August 31 2019 External links editRocketmen Axis of Evil at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rocketmen Axis of Evil amp oldid 1210761018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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