TxK

Platforms

• PS Vita

  Feb 11, 2014

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  8.4

  playscore

  8.4

  25 Critics

  8.8

  1.08K Players

25 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  TechRaptor

  5.7

  Overall, TxK isn’t terrible; it does offer some sense of accomplishment for players willing to subject themselves to the torturous entirety of the game. However, players who prefer a more strategic, less reflex-heavy arcade experience may want to look elsewhere, and those who become easily frustrated will want to save their money and their nerves, skipping this one altogether.

  Reviewed on Vita

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  Destructoid

  8.0

  TxK is tunnel shooter refinement. It's dazzling on the Vita's screen. bright and electric. The music is infectious and lends itself to a focused tunnel vision. And it's occasionally disorienting in the best way. Getting that turned around becomes hypnotic and rhythmic, with TxK acting as the snake charmer.

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  PlayStation Universe

  9.0

  There might be some sensory overload at the start, but once you settle in, everything comes naturally. It is the ideal old-school arcade shmup that should appeal to nostalgic and contemporary gamers alike.

  Reviewed on Vita

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  Game Informer

  7.8

  At first glance (though “extended unblinking stare” might be more appropriate), TxK seems unreasonable with everything happening on screen. The enemies aren’t overwhelming and the levels are fair, but TxK moves at the pace of a strobe light on high settings.

  Reviewed on Vita
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  Video Gamer

  8.0

  Yet while its frantic gameplay is compelling, and the scoring simple, TxK's initially a confusing beast. It introduces its modes and nuances with a bewildering lack of clarity, frustrating players at the very point it is debuting some terrific ideas. Ultimately, though, TxK is tremendously enjoyable, and adds another weapon to the Vita's arsenal at a time when the handheld is enjoying a wave of great releases.

  Reviewed on Vita

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  CVG

  8.0

  TxK is dazzlingly beautiful, relentless fun, and the purest distillation of the Tempest formula yet

  Reviewed on Vita
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  GameSpot

  8.0

  Despite the occasional frustration of visual pollution, all the aspects of TxK come together to make it a wonderful merger of what made an arcade classic fun and what makes modern twitch-based games enthralling. It's topped off with local and online leaderboards to encourage you to play long after you've finished all 100 levels, and the Classic Mode's clever use of saving your best performance gives that high-score chase a unique twist.

  Reviewed on Vita

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  Joystiq

  7.0

  Though it plays it safe in terms of mechanics, TxK is challenging and thrilling throughout. It's a treat for anyone who enjoyed any previous version of Tempest, and it's especially worthwhile if you missed out on Tempest 2000. If nothing else, TxK's existence means that there is no longer any reason whatsoever to own an Atari Jaguar. For that, I'm grateful.

  Reviewed on Vita
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  USGamer

  9.0

  TxK is a phenomenal shooter with eye-popping graphics and a soundtrack that'll have you reaching for your glowsticks. A perfect example of how to remake a classic arcade game - and a PS Vita essential.

  Reviewed on Vita
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  Edge

  9.0

  Dynamic, thrilling and wholly invigorating, TxK isn’t just one of the best games on Vita: it might just be the best Minter’s ever made, too.

  Reviewed on Vita

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