Tormentor X Punisher
A pure arcade twin-stick shooter with infinite demon waves and online leaderboards.
Where Tormentor X Punisher comes up1 episode or test
- Endless demon waves
- Online leaderboard is the only goal
- Fun for experts, rivals, score chasers
- Modern, finishable design
- Score system layered on top
- Score is an extra option
Score should be an extra, not the only reason to play
From Game Maker's Toolkit
What was said about Tormentor X Punisher
A pure leaderboard shooter like Tormentor X Punisher has limited staying power. Tormentor X Punisher (E-Studio) is a pure arcade survival twin-stick shooter with endless demon waves, judged only by an online leaderboard. It stays fun mainly for very good players, competitive friends or people hooked on personal bests.
Game Maker's Toolkit uses it as the example of endless arcade games where "these endless arcade-like games can have quite limited staying power." The suggested fix is to layer a score system on top of a modern, finishable design, so the score is an extra option and not the only reason to play.
Are Score Systems Still Relevant?
It stays fun only for very good players, competitive friends or those addicted to personal bests, so its staying power is limited.
A pure leaderboard shooter like Tormentor X Punisher has limited staying power. Tormentor X Punisher (E-Studio) is a pure arcade survival twin-stick shooter with endless demon waves, judged only by an online leaderboard. It stays fun mainly for very good players, competitive friends or people hooked on personal bests.
Game Maker's Toolkit uses it as the example of endless arcade games where "these endless arcade-like games can have quite limited staying power." The suggested fix is to layer a score system on top of a modern, finishable design, so the score is an extra option and not the only reason to play.
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