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Moonshot is a glorious space tank romp for up to four players, I promise you will have fun, and you will have many laughs with your friends. It's a bit like if the Worms type genre and SSB had a baby. The developer is responsive, nice, and considers ideas and feedback from the community. You can't really go wrong with a purchase here!


+ Graphics: Simple but detailed with a vibrant color palette and good effects.
+ Sound: Fun sound effects match up beautifully with the attacks and animations.
+ Variety: Multiple maps, gamemodes, and offline/online play to keep things interesting.
+ UI: The menus are actually quite beautiful.
+ Gameplay: Frenetic and beautiful. I've had SO many unexpected laughs.
+ Diversity: Multiple playstyles are possible, from aerial bombing, siege mode bombardments, flying rushes, and vanilla missiles.
+ Multiplayer: Seems reliable, have run into few to no latency issues.

- Controls: I find it quite strange that the buttons to enter and exit a game versus continue an exit an existing game are reversed.
- Controls v2: Moving around with a control is so much easier, with an analog stick. WASD is clumsy because it's only A and D, and I am used to using them respectively, IE: A to move down/light when on the right side of a planet.
- Menu: Currently can't access invite friends button with a controller. (Will be fixed.)

± None.


Hello and welcome to this review of Moonshot! A game where you pilot tanks in space, attempting to repeatedly kill your opponents with missiles and bombs. Moonshot has a simple concept and simple gameplay, with some added elements and great execution to make it really shine, so let's talk about how it plays.

There are several gamemodes planned for Moonshot, and a few already present with Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Last Man Standing. With two other potential gamemodes I know of in the works, Online/Lan functionality, and AI matches, you'll have tons of options for how and who you want to play with.

In terms of actual gameplay, once you get the controls down, you have a flying tank that can fly in the direction you point it, drop 3 aerial bombs once you have been flying long enough to transform, shoot targeted missiles while on the ground, and siege mode while on the ground. Siege mode allows you to charge missiles faster, allowing them straight and fast flight, and a recharging shield that can take 3 hits before going down.

So to reiterate you can fire charged missiles straight and true, arc less charged missiles, bomb in the opposite direction you are facing, artillery strike in siege mode, or perhaps try to quickly fly to an opponent, land, and hit them with a missile. If this sounds to you like there's a lot of options for taking your opponents out, and like there will be many missiles flying everywhere, you're right!

The result is a beautiful frenetic chaos full of explosives and death, and I've never had so many laughs just playing with one other person before, and I'm sure you can imagine, looking at the trailers, how crazy a 4 player match is. Network mode is newly arrived, and improving to feature parity quickly. There are some extra features in gameplay like solar flares, item/powerup drops, gravity of the sun, planets, and asteroids all thwarting to send your tank into the sun or asteroids to blow it up, etc. If your tank gets blown up, it isn't the end! (Unless you flew into the sun.) You will now become a pilot, and have a chance to evade your opponent's attacks to reland, giving you a renewed tank, albeit at the cost of your opponent getting some points. (If they are the reason your tank blew up.)

Keep in mind that when you are flying, you have a limited amount of fuel, so if you get going too fast and use too much at the same time, you will likely find yourself dying off the edge of the screen.

So this is what Moonshot boils down to: Blow up your friends, laugh at unexpected things constantly, feel like a badass when you pull off awesome kills. The presentation is great, and while the gameplay is simple to execute, the resulting chaos and skill ceiling introduced from the different forms of interaction will keep you on your toes, laughing, and challenged.

On an ending note, the controls are a bit strange when using WASD, because you only use A/D to control movement of your tank, W and S to fly/brake. With a control, you get a better feel, since left analog acts more like a universal "go where I tell you" movement option, however, it will be much harder to quickly aim missiles. I haven't found a good remedy to both of these issues, but it isn't too hard to adjust the m/kb controls, I just find it worth mentioning a controller may be more comfortable if you aren't playing super competitively.

To sum it up breifly the graphics in Moonshot are simple, very stylized, and very beautiful. The UI is a wonderful treat, beautiful and thematic, and elegantly proportioned ... if just a touch clumsy to navigate currently due to the controls.

The sounds are fairly distinct, and do not lack for the feel of impact or satisfaction, but I do still find myself feeling like something is somehow missing, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's just that I want my tank to sound like a fully fledged spaceship when hurtling through the air, but either way the music and audio in general is very serviceable, and you won't even notice it much anyway over the voice of your screaming and laughing friends.

Moonshot is worth your time, especially if you like party games, or can only play with your friends online. Both are very rewarding experiences. If you have friendships you need to repair (or break) I recommend Moonshot at:

Full price.

It actually feels fairly generously priced at its current total of $8.00.

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[i]Key supplied by developer for review.[/i] [h1]======================================[/h1] [h1][b]Moonshot[/b][/h1] (Read on for the full review!) [h1]======================================[/h1] [h1]TL;DR:[/h1] Moonshot is a glorious space tank romp for up to four players, I promise you will have fun, and you will have many laughs with your friends. It's a bit like if the Worms type genre and SSB had a baby. The developer is responsive, nice, and considers ideas and feedback from the community. You can't really go wrong with a purchase here! [h1]======================================[/h1] [h1][b]Pros:[/b][/h1] + [b]Graphics:[/b] Simple but detailed with a vibrant color palette and good effects. + [b]Sound:[/b] Fun sound effects match up beautifully with the attacks and animations. + [b]Variety:[/b] Multiple maps, gamemodes, and offline/online play to keep things interesting. + [b]UI:[/b] The menus are actually quite beautiful. + [b]Gameplay:[/b] Frenetic and beautiful. I've had SO many unexpected laughs. + [b]Diversity:[/b] Multiple playstyles are possible, from aerial bombing, siege mode bombardments, flying rushes, and vanilla missiles. + [b]Multiplayer:[/b] Seems reliable, have run into few to no latency issues. [h1][b]Cons:[/b][/h1] - [b]Controls:[/b] I find it quite strange that the buttons to enter and exit a game versus continue an exit an existing game are reversed. - [b]Controls v2:[/b] Moving around with a control is so much easier, with an analog stick. WASD is clumsy because it's only A and D, and I am used to using them respectively, IE: A to move down/light when on the right side of a planet. - [b]Menu:[/b] Currently can't access invite friends button with a controller. (Will be fixed.) [h1][b]Neutral:[/b][/h1] ± [b]None.[/b] [h1]======================================[/h1] [h1][b]Introduction:[/b][/h1] Hello and welcome to this review of Moonshot! A game where you pilot tanks in space, attempting to repeatedly kill your opponents with missiles and bombs. Moonshot has a simple concept and simple gameplay, with some added elements and great execution to make it really shine, so let's talk about how it plays. [h1][b]Gameplay:[/b][/h1] There are several gamemodes planned for Moonshot, and a few already present with Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Last Man Standing. With two other potential gamemodes I know of in the works, Online/Lan functionality, and AI matches, you'll have tons of options for how and who you want to play with. In terms of actual gameplay, once you get the controls down, you have a flying tank that can fly in the direction you point it, drop 3 aerial bombs once you have been flying long enough to transform, shoot targeted missiles while on the ground, and siege mode while on the ground. Siege mode allows you to charge missiles faster, allowing them straight and fast flight, and a recharging shield that can take 3 hits before going down. So to reiterate you can fire charged missiles straight and true, arc less charged missiles, bomb in the opposite direction you are facing, artillery strike in siege mode, or perhaps try to quickly fly to an opponent, land, and hit them with a missile. If this sounds to you like there's a lot of options for taking your opponents out, and like there will be many missiles flying everywhere, you're right! The result is a beautiful frenetic chaos full of explosives and death, and I've never had so many laughs just playing with one other person before, and I'm sure you can imagine, looking at the trailers, how crazy a 4 player match is. Network mode is newly arrived, and improving to feature parity quickly. There are some extra features in gameplay like solar flares, item/powerup drops, gravity of the sun, planets, and asteroids all thwarting to send your tank into the sun or asteroids to blow it up, etc. If your tank gets blown up, it isn't the end! (Unless you flew into the sun.) You will now become a pilot, and have a chance to evade your opponent's attacks to reland, giving you a renewed tank, albeit at the cost of your opponent getting some points. (If they are the reason your tank blew up.) Keep in mind that when you are flying, you have a limited amount of fuel, so if you get going too fast and use too much at the same time, you will likely find yourself dying off the edge of the screen. So this is what Moonshot boils down to: Blow up your friends, laugh at unexpected things constantly, feel like a badass when you pull off awesome kills. The presentation is great, and while the gameplay is simple to execute, the resulting chaos and skill ceiling introduced from the different forms of interaction will keep you on your toes, laughing, and challenged. On an ending note, the controls are a bit strange when using WASD, because you only use A/D to control movement of your tank, W and S to fly/brake. With a control, you get a better feel, since left analog acts more like a universal "go where I tell you" movement option, however, it will be much harder to quickly aim missiles. I haven't found a good remedy to both of these issues, but it isn't too hard to adjust the m/kb controls, I just find it worth mentioning a controller may be more comfortable if you aren't playing super competitively. [h1][b]Graphics:[/b][/h1] To sum it up breifly the graphics in Moonshot are simple, very stylized, and very beautiful. The UI is a wonderful treat, beautiful and thematic, and elegantly proportioned ... if just a touch clumsy to navigate currently due to the controls. [h1][b]Audio:[/b][/h1] The sounds are fairly distinct, and do not lack for the feel of impact or satisfaction, but I do still find myself feeling like something is somehow missing, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's just that I want my tank to sound like a fully fledged spaceship when hurtling through the air, but either way the music and audio in general is very serviceable, and you won't even notice it much anyway over the voice of your screaming and laughing friends. [h1][b]Conclusion:[/b][/h1] Moonshot is worth your time, especially if you like party games, or can only play with your friends online. Both are very rewarding experiences. If you have friendships you need to repair (or break) I recommend Moonshot at: [b][i]Full price.[/i][/b] It actually feels fairly generously priced at its current total of $8.00. 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