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2014 · Action · Indie

Lovely Planet

With boots of speed on your feet, an infinite supply of bullets for your semi-automatic and the ability to jump over twice your own height, you're well equipped to go up against any enemy on your quest to reach Lovely Planet! Balance between jumping around dodging bullets and taking aim for a better shot at your enemies, don't waste time camping at cover spots and waiting for enemies to pop out - artfully evade the onslaught of bullets and defeat all baddies that stand in your way!

Released: 2014
Platforms: Linux PlayStation 4 Wii U Windows Xbox One macOS
Genres: Action Indie Platformer Puzzle Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Series: Lovely Planet
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: USK 0 GRAC ALL PEGI 3 CLASS_IND L ACB G ESRB E10+
Languages: English
Time to beat: 4hmain story15hcompletionist

About

Lovely Planet is a first-person shooter platform video game developed by Indian indie developer Quicktequila and published by tinyBuild. It was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux in July 2014, for Xbox One in January 2016, and the PlayStation 4 and Wii U in April 2016.

The game received mixed reviews from critics, with praise given to its visuals and soundtrack, but criticism for its presentation and level of difficulty.

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Gameplay

The game is a speedrunning focused first-person shooter where the player must complete the level as fast as possible to progress. There is no plot, but rather "micro-levels" contained within larger areas. Being hit by a bullet, falling, or touching enemies causes the player to die instantly, and the player must memorize the levels to win.

The player's gun does not have an aiming reticle, and bullets move slowly, forcing the player to lead their shots. Players can earn up to 3 stars depending on how fast they beat a level, with the third star requiring perfect accuracy.

Development

The game's art style and music has been compared by several critics to Katamari Damacy. Andras Neltz of Kotaku found the dissonance between the game's graphics, music and shooting mechanics to be "unsettling".

Reception

The game received mixed reception, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Tyler Wilde of PC Gamer rated the game 82/100, calling the gameplay "great" despite being "merciless", but saying the presentation was "mediocre", as it was too "abstract" to be appealing.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Windows	31 July 2014	Worldwide
macOS	31 July 2014	Worldwide
Linux	31 July 2014	Worldwide
Xbox One	8 January 2016	Worldwide
Wii U	31 March 2016	North America · Worldwide 5 April 2016 · Europe 7 April 2016
PlayStation 4	5 April 2016	Worldwide