Matterfall is a side-scrollingshooter game with platforming elements.[1][2] The game is set on a futuristic science fiction world that has been infected by an alien material known as "Smart Matter".[1] The player takes control of Avalon Darrow who dons an armoured battle suit.[1][2] Darrow can jump, dodge, and blast aliens.[1][2] Darrow can also create platforms to explore the environment and generate shields to deflect attacks of enemies.[2]
Development and release
Matterfall was developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game was announced in October 2015 during Paris Games Week.[3] It was released for PlayStation 4 on 15 August 2017 in North America and in Europe on the following day.[1][2] Sony offered a copy of the game's soundtrack and a PlayStation 4 theme as a pre-order incentive for Matterfall.[2]
Matterfall received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic.[4] In Game Informer's Reader's Choice Best of 2017 Awards, the game came in fourth place each for "Best Sony Game" and "Best Action Game".[13] It was also nominated for "Arcade Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2017,[14] and for "Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D" at the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[15][16]
↑"Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑"Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
