Buy PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate

Awesome twin-stick shooters. Levels are fun, simple and very fluid. Local multiplayer is also very fun.

Bought for 3€ even though I already had (and played through) "Pixeljunk Shooter". And yes, I *DO RECOMMEND* it. So, why the thumbs down?

Because 1) YOU look for technical information in the negative reviews, and 2) this developer needs some pressure.

There is a fundamental technical problem of a kind that just must not exist nowadays in games, the devs have known this for more than half a year, and it's still not fixed.

If you have a 4K display, the game will not allow you to change the resolution, only the Hz count. Additionally, and this might be new to them, when you just choose "fullscreen windowed" to remedy this by using desktop resolution, the game will still be rendered at the wrong resolution but will be scaled properly.

The scaling has very annoying artifacts, however. Because even though the users who reported this issue have 3840 x 2160 screens, the game assumes 4096 x 2160, and the down-scaling in "fullscreen windowed" for 1920x1080 has *vertical* black bars (Logically one would assume that they are at the top and bottom instead.) *AND* has stair steps in regular distances on both axes.

See this discussion for details: https://steamcommunity.com/app/332330/discussions/0/483368526568197637/

It's unacceptable that the resolution settings of a game in the year 2016 have this crass of a bug.

Also, when I tried to open a support account, the email took 2 hours to arrive.

Aaaaand ... I just found another bug. After I had played through a whole stage without problems and quit the game, just now when I started it again and played the next stage, there was a persistent big square behind the ship where the graphics were a wee bit darker, and no I'm not referring to the ambient-occlusion-esque smooth darkening around the ship. Only occurred once so far, can't reproduce.

Right. I forgot to mention that the music, which is very good, does very obviously not loop correctly, I mean you don't have to have been a e-musican for about 15 years to notice. It only happens occasionally and is bearable, but HOW did this pass testing? *shakes head*

It's not my computer btw. - i7-6700K, GTX980 4GB, 16 GB RAM

I've just opened three support tickets accordingly. [EDIT: After 1 month, no reaction of any kind.]

The game itself is stellar, and the improvements the Ultimate version brings are *well* worth the 3€ I paid for it even though I played through the original already.

gud game
fun couch co-op
reminiscent of early arcade twin-stick shooters kinda
fun

A Good Game.

I 100% completed the game on PS3 and now I can play the sequel too. Shooter is one of my favourite indie games of all time and this is just more of that. You can switch between the original paper cut out style or the newer slightly more 3d looking one. Great visuals, satisfying controls and level design that will keep you replaying over and over.

For some reason, pouring water onto lava in this game is like popping bubble-wrap. This was pretty much the only game I missed after selling my PS3 years ago, so was happy to find it on Steam. Gorgeous art style & music, polished controls, and the gameplay starts off at a relaxed pace then gets very challenging and inventive later on. A hidden gem! :D

Completely broken import from the original game, developer has no interest in fixing it. I have no desire to play right back through the areas I just completed in the original game. Pointless purchase, maybe some day I will feel the urge the replay the original stages but probably not. Would most certainly not reccommend this unless you have NEVER played the original.

Jan '16: Devs are putting in more work ++rep

There's not much competition in the junk-shooting genre - maybe What's Under Your Blanket - so if you've seen a few seconds of gameplay you'll know if this suits you and whomever is on your couch, or not.

Just like PixelJunk™ Shooter (not Ultimate) This is a great 2d twin stick shooter with fun fluid dynamics puzzles involving the interactions of various hazardous environments. The story is a bit simplistic with exposition delivered via text if you rescue the right people. Gameplay is fun and easy to learn and playable in small casual spurts.

Ultimate includes the first three chapters of Shooter, and can grab the progress from the original release if you happen to have bought Shooter first. New chapters add in some fun new tricks and tools to continue to fun of the original release.

10/10.
It can't get any better.
Buy it.
Now.
Full controller support.
HD graphics(MAX 1080p).
.....Slimy stuff.....eww.....