12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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2D gameplay better than expected
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Multiplayer rocks
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Unique and involving
Cons
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Sometimes a little too hectic
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May not be suitable for everyone
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Non-3D space may turn you off
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Aug 29, 2007
The trouble with space is it’s all three-dimensional. You think you’re doing pretty well in a scrap, and then it turns out there’s an enemy Battlecruiser and 42 legions of their finest fighters descending on you from above.
ThreadSpace: Hyperbol does away with such unpleasantness by limiting play to a two-dimensional plane. Yes, you’re a spaceship, but you slide about like some sort of rocket-powered game of intergalactic curling. This all works tremendously well mind you, and to the game’s distinct advantage.
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| Genre | Strategy |
| Description | Threadspace: Hyperbol is so completely unique that it's simply a joy working out how to play the damned thing, while the gameplay remains generally hectic-but-thrilling. |
| Platform | PC |
| US censor rating | Everyone 10+ |
| UK censor rating | Rating Pending |
| Release date | 12 July 2007 (US), (UK) |
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