A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
- spelsinloverpa
- Sep 5, 2019
- 5 min read
Updated: Dec 8, 2020
About This Game A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX is the upgraded version of A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda, the award-winning 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling platform game that originally released in 2011. The game takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!Key Features:Receiving EX Transmission – A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX has been refitted with new friendly UI, control scheme, and leaderboards.Upgrade Complete – Armed with new weapons, abilities, and even a new playable ally, humanity’s secret weapon has never been stronger.Obstruction Eminent – Ares isn't the only one with new tricks; new enemies and bosses have also joined the fray. Along with challenges stages, you’ll need all your might and power to fight off these guys.Uncharted Sectors – With readjusted maps and completely new levels, there are an abundance of areas to explore for new and returning robots alike. Delve deeper into the world of A.R.E.S. and discover new areas of Minos Space Station you never knew existed!Visuals Updated – New high resolution textures as well as brand new animated cut scenes.Audio Enhanced – A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX comes complete with the original soundtrack by Hyperduck Soundworks. Also now boasting a completely new additional soundtrack for the second campaign from Heavy Metal master Charlie Parra Del Riego, a perfect fit for Tarus the heavy metal Tanker. 7aa9394dea Title: A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EXGenre: Action, IndieDeveloper:Extend StudioPublisher:ORiGO GAMESRelease Date: 3 Oct, 2014 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX ares extinction agenda ex. ares extinction agenda ex I picked up this game at a considerable discount, thanks to the developer's decision to "celebrate" the release of Mighty No. 9. I played the original version of this game some years ago, but didn't get around to playing this version until today.At the end of my run as ARES, I was ready to give Extinction Agenda EX a thumbs down, and maybe I still should: It's one of the jankiest run-and-gun games I have ever played. Asthetically, it's fine: The music is excellent and the sprite work fairly appealing. Aiming and shooting is just fine thanks to the mouse, but the jumping controls are uniquely unresponsive and occasionally just fail to work at all. ARES' air dash move is especially difficult to use properly. I must have wasted an hour of the two hours it took to finish the game just falling into pits. It's also rather difficult to avoid damage, and if not for the in-built repair ability, I probably would not have gotten anywhere. I imagine I had a similar experience playing the first version of this game, but that was back in 2011 so I don't remember for sure. Nostalgia makes every game seem better I guess, because I gave that game a positive review just yesterday. But playing it again was not nearly as fun.Then, I played Tarus, the new playable character to this version of the game. And let me tell you, playing Tarus is like playing a different game entirely, and a better one at that. ARES' unwieldy air-dash is replaced with a much simpler to use mid-air hover move, which allows you to fly around for a short duration. At least once jump segment that gave me no end of trouble with ARES can be bypassed using Tarus entirely: Though Tarus' cutscenes differ from ARES, the levels do not. His "limit break"-type move, instead of a smart bomb like ARES, is a invulnerability shield. His weapons, while shorter-ranged and slower then ARES', do considerably more damage. All this meant that my run as Tarus took about half the time, give or take a few minutes. I've never seen a disparity between two characters in the same game this huge before. If you get this game, get it on sale like I did, and don't even bother playing as ARES- Tarus is your bot.. Its not a bad game but there are several things that prevent it from being great. The controls need a bit more refinement, this can cause some very frustrating situations where you need perfect coordination. The art style clashes and the music, while amazing, seems to be out of place for the genre... Least in my oppinion. Is it worth the price, I would say yes.. I keep waiting for this to get good but the abysmal controller setup drive me bonkers. why is there not just a lock-in-place button i can hold to aim with? aiming with the right stick is awful when i can't exactly get another finger around to press jump. and why is there two different dash buttons like just make it directional based on where you're aiming the move stick.Also frankly it's just kinda ugly, and there's no real level design.. what makes a great platformer ?Tight controls and great level design, this one lacks both but if you need something to satisfy your Megaman fix, then this would be an okay solution. i suggest you buy it on sale cause it is not worth the full price for sure.. A pleasant little game. There is some grinding necessary if you are a completionist, but levels are quite short and not too difficult. Instant buy at a discounted price.. This game was released nearly 3 years ago at the time of my writing this and I wish they had a sequel out at this point. A.R.E.S EX is an amazing game and definatly worth it. I got the game on sale for a grand £1.60 instead of it's base £6.99. This game is a remake of the A.R.E.S Extinction Agenda and isn't just that, they added in a new character with their own story and ending, along with 2 new levels not seen in the origional AEA. Tarus, the new character added, uses the same base weapons as Ares, yet he is, in my eyes, more of a beef-y character, with his first gun you start the game with working as Ares' once you upgrade it once. His design is significantly different to Ares aswell, showning the plit between the two. This game is a 2.5d platforming shooter in the vein of Mega Man and Metroid from back in the 8-bit era. This game is so much more of a tribute to Mega Man than Mighty No. 9, with more challenging game design and bosses. It doesn however work in a linear story, with upgrades seen through the game and backtracking allowed to unlock everything you miss while going through the game.. this is a good mega man clone and improves on a lot of the old A.R.S.S.. it does take a bit to get used to the controls as you aim and shoot with the mouse and use the keyboard for movement and jumping (i didn't bother trying a controller as if i can't use the analog stick with fps i wasn't gonna try it here) but this lets you shoot anything in a 360 degree arc.the upgrades, armors, and new weapons are nice and make the game fun. i only have 1 issues with is game though and that is this game ends on a cliffhanger and instead of making a #2 they made this game. one minor thing is that 1 didn't like the girls face in this one. it looks odd, or out of place but i'm not 100% on whats wrong with it.. Better than Mighty No. 9 IMO. Thank you, Funhaus (via Wheelhaus) or I wouldn't had known of this game.. Everything is yellow like what if Megaman was born in Maxico.Pros+Good oldschool style level design .You will remain your good old day.Cons-Quite lack of sound effect, voice acting and variation of enemies(maybe not more than 10 type exclude boss)-Dull story Bla Bla Bla destroy the human.
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