Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade

Available on: Xbox 360

Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade

The abyss looks into you... and sees a great little multiplayer shooter

Words: Greg_Sewart on November 26, 2007

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Nov 26, 2007

Upon first play, it's almost too easy to dismiss Undertow. This side-scrolling shooter featuring the usual, "left stick moves, right stick shoots" controls and absolutely tiny characters really doesn't make a dazzling first impression.

But give the game a chance, and it may just surprise you. On the surface, Undertow is a simple shooter, but under the waves is where you'll find out how much strategy is required to keep from drowning at this excellent multiplayer game.

OK, enough water metaphors.

Undertow is basically a variation on the Domination multiplayer match type found in many first and third-person shooters. The main idea is to control a certain number of points on any given level, which in turn will reduce the other team's "tickets." Whichever team runs out of tickets first or is completely destroyed with no way to respawn is the loser.

During each match, if you or a teammate floats near to one of these spawning stations for long enough, you take control of it. If it's already controlled by the opposing team, claiming ownership takes twice as long. Whichever team owns the most points on the map drains the other team's tickets. The more points you have, the faster their tickets go down.

Platforms:

Xbox 360

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ferret1 - May 21, 2009 4:05 p.m.

I think this looks excellent. Yup.
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Great

YOU'LL LOVE

16-player online
Simple controls
Simple concept

YOU'LL HATE

Blah visuals
Mediocre single-player
Lame cinematics

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Release date:	US Nov 21 2007 (Xbox 360)
Expected release date:	UK TBA (Xbox 360)
Available Platforms:	Xbox 360
Genre:	Shooter
Developed by:	Chair Entertainment

ESRB Rating:	Everyone 10+: Fantasy Violence
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