80
Rive is excellently made, and I had a great time flying through space alongside Roughshot. It’s clear that the developers behind it were passionate about making the best experience possible. Rive holds its ground among the best 2D shooters available on PSN – it’s a title which I would readily recommend to anyone with a free afternoon and an affinity for twitch gameplay.
80
Two Tribes were always known for their tight gameplay and responsive controls and in those areas the game succeeds in flying colors. But the new things they invested in for their final game such as voice acting and an actual plot just feels average in comparison. The game is 15$ on PSN, so if you want a 5-6 hours long game that will push you to your absolute limits in terms of sheer skill, then RIVE is definitely worth checking out.
80
Rive is a fun and challenging game. The game design can be frustrating sometimes, but reward makes it worth it.
8
extraordinary action packed twitch based twin stick shooter. Good but mostly unfair platforming sections. 110% trial and error game. It's challenging and sometimes unfair, but they have generous checkpoints and that alone counters the negatives for me. Pros: Challenging, generous checkpoints, action packed and a lot of explosions, fun. Cons: About an 4 hour game ( but that's usual for this genre), 110% trial and error game. Very challenging and fun-action packed twitch based shooter, wish this will become a franchise, but sadly wont.
9
I am a very big fan of twin stick shooters and this was a big hit for me. Pros: Very Challenging, the handling was very smooth and responsive, the character designs were interesting Cons: some areas were incredibly difficult (I found it thoroughly enjoying, but for other players may be a problem) end boss seemed non-intuitive for how to defeat, main character seemed fun at beginning but lost appeal throughout the game. I play games for visual appeal, handling, and a good challenge. story line isn't as important to me. Expect a typical arcade style game play.
9
Fed up with space shooters giving you a helping hand well fret no more this game has one setting HARD the difficulty curve was designed by a sadist ...but you come back for more it has an addictive quality that edges off the frustration you feel when you die for the tenth time in a row by a millisecond the levels are well designed and the game is fast and furious and worthy of replaying dont worry if you cant hack it you get an easy mode offered to you at a cost hands out the best shooter ive played in a while
RIVE
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Sep 13, 2016
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Generally Favorable
75
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Mixed or Average
6.8
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Sep 15, 2016
90
Furious and reckless action, tricky jumps and a crazy amount of bullets: if you're an hardcore enthusiast who loved the 16-Bit era and if you're in for a real challenge, do yourself a favor and give a chance to Rive... You won't regret it.
Nov 25, 2016
80
Two Tribes were always known for their tight gameplay and responsive controls and in those areas the game succeeds in flying colors. But the new things they invested in for their final game such as voice acting and an actual plot just feels average in comparison. The game is 15$ on PSN, so if you want a 5-6 hours long game that will push you to your absolute limits in terms of sheer skill, then RIVE is definitely worth checking out.
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Sep 27, 2016
9
I am a very big fan of twin stick shooters and this was a big hit for me. Pros: Very Challenging, the handling was very smooth and responsive, the character designs were interesting Cons: some areas were incredibly difficult (I found it thoroughly enjoying, but for other players may be a problem) end boss seemed non-intuitive for how to defeat, main character seemed fun at beginning but lost appeal throughout the game. I play games for visual appeal, handling, and a good challenge. story line isn't as important to me. Expect a typical arcade style game play.
Sep 26, 2016
9
Fed up with space shooters giving you a helping hand well fret no more this game has one setting HARD the difficulty curve was designed by a sadist ...but you come back for more it has an addictive quality that edges off the frustration you feel when you die for the tenth time in a row by a millisecond the levels are well designed and the game is fast and furious and worthy of replaying dont worry if you cant hack it you get an easy mode offered to you at a cost hands out the best shooter ive played in a while
Sep 16, 2016
80
Rive is demanding, but it pushes the kind of near-thoughtless play that shoot-em-ups strive to achieve. When faced with an onslaught of enemies and environmental hazards, you'll have to think fast or die. Rive also doesn't run all that long, but what's here is excellent, top-notch action, and the game delivers some of the most memorable moments in a shoot-em-up in years.
Sep 19, 2016
78
RIVE is an old-fashioned shooter. Brutal by vocation and well capable of entertain hardcore gamers, it loses some of its appeal during the last missions.
Sep 21, 2016
70
It's not the best game in its catalog, and the difficulty will be a turn-off for many, but Rive leaves its mark as one of the more challenging games of this generation. Gluttons for punishment will have no trouble eating it up, but others should satiate their appetite elsewhere.
Sep 20, 2016
65
Just because a game is hard, doesn’t mean it is gratifying. Though it certainly has moments of brilliance, these glimpses are few and far between. It also doesn’t help matters much when the borderline mean-natured presentation and combat mechanics continue to over-emphasize failures, instead of trumpeting successes.
Sep 13, 2016
60
A twin stick, side-scrolling/platformer/shooter hybrid with an element of hacking and humour thrown in to add its own personality to things. If you're looking for a challenging game that doesn't ask you for perfection, then RIVE might just be what you're looking for. Just don't expect perfection from it either.
Sep 26, 2016
9
While it's most likely described as being brutally difficult, it's a difficulty curve that'll leave you satisfied once you learn to master it. Packed with action from beginning to end and fun controls to tackle even the craziest segments, this game was a joy to play and then replay again. Worth a check for fans of the genre!
Sep 5, 2019
8
extraordinary action packed twitch based twin stick shooter. Good but mostly unfair platforming sections. 110% trial and error game. It's challenging and sometimes unfair, but they have generous checkpoints and that alone counters the negatives for me. Pros: Challenging, generous checkpoints, action packed and a lot of explosions, fun. Cons: About an 4 hour game ( but that's usual for this genre), 110% trial and error game. Very challenging and fun-action packed twitch based shooter, wish this will become a franchise, but sadly wont.
SummaryRIVE’s unique 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’. It feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels like it’s 2016.
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
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Initial Release Date:Sep 13, 2016
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