Starvoid
Starvoid, développé par Zeal Game Studio et édité par Paradox Interactive, est sorti le 30 août 2011 sur PC (Microsoft Windows) avec la gestion des droits numériques Steam. Classé dans les genres stratégie et stratégie en temps réel (RTS), le jeu place le joueur dans la peau d'un commandant mercenaire évoluant dans les confins de la galaxie, où il doit se battre pour le contrôle d'un carburant de vaisseau spatial rare appelé Starvoid. Sur le champ de bataille, le joueur peut s'appuyer sur un arsenal composé de droïdes de combat, de véhicules et de diverses capacités, incluant des tourelles mitrailleuses déployables, des champs de mines, des nanoides de réparation ainsi que des frappes de roquettes orbitales.
Concernant l'accueil critique et des joueurs, la presse a salué certains aspects du titre sans pour autant le placer au rang des expériences incontournables. Ainsi, Destructoid a confié que « Starvoid is the first multiplayer RTS title I've been able to get into for a while, but it's not one I can see myself playing for hours on end. » De son côté, Eurogamer Sweden a estimé que « Starvoid manages to offer that quick and sweet multiplayer-RTS fix for those of us that lack the time or dedication to go for the more hardcore alternatives. » Toutefois, certains joueurs, à l'image d'un avis publié sur Metacritic, regrettent un manque d'intérêt profond, affirmant que « Honestly, there's nothing BAD about starvoid. But there's nothing that good. Games too often never pan out, and the gameplay never really intrigued me that muc… »
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Starvoid is the first multiplayer RTS title I've been able to get into for a while, but it's not one I can see myself playing for hours on end. »
« Starvoid manages to offer that quick and sweet multiplayer-RTS fix for those of us that lack the time or dedication to go for the more hardcore alternatives. What it lacks in game modes and levels, it compensates for with a deep customization system, but what seems to be a very small player base may in the end render the game more void than starlike. »
« Starvoid has an interesting concept but lacks of depth and it's not as polished as a competitive title should be. »
« Starvoid is an RTS direct and simple. It's mostly recommended for all RTS lovers who need a lightweight title with witch to pass a few hours. »
« It's certainly fun for the odd match, definitely different from all the other quick-play multiplayer games out there, but you have been warned. It needs an injection of extra fun, STAT. »
« As a concept, Starvoid is pleasantly surprising; as a multiplayer game, the lack of community is disastrous, which makes Starvoid both quite easy and annoyingly difficult to recommend. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Honestly, there's nothing BAD about starvoid. But there's nothing that good. Games too often never pan out, and the gameplay never really intrigued me that much. I can see where some people might like it a lot, but it just doesn't offer as much as an RTS should, and it wasn't really for me. »
