Livelock (video game)

Livelock
Livelock
Developer	Tuque Games
Publisher	Perfect World Entertainment
Composer	Vibe Avenue
Platforms	Windows; PlayStation 4; Xbox One
Release	August 30, 2016
Genre	Multidirectional shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

2016 top-down shooter video game

2016 video game

Livelock is a twin-stick shooter video game with both solo and cooperative multiplayer gameplay, It was developed by Montreal-based Tuque Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment on August 30, 2016. Livelock has been described as similar to the Diablo series, but with guns and in a post-apocalyptic setting.^[1]^[2]

Development and release

The game was first announced in January 2016. It is the first game by Perfect World Entertainment that is not a free-to-play title.^[3]^[4] The game became part of the Xbox Games With Gold program in September 2018.^[5]

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" from 14 PC and PlayStation 4 (PS4) industry critics, and "generally favorable reviews" from 7 Xbox One industry critics, and holding aggregated Metacritic scores of 73/100^[6] 69/100^[7] and 77/100,^[8] for its PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions respectively.

References

^ Mahardy, Mike (February 23, 2016). "Frantic Co-Op Shooting Meets Diablo in New Game Livelock". GameSpot. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
^ Saed, Sherif (June 23, 2016). "Co-op isometric action-RPG Livelock gets release date on PC, PS4, Xbox One". VG247. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
^ Bohn, Jason (January 26, 2016). "Perfect World Announce First Non-Free-to-Play Game 'Livelock'". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
^ Tack, Daniel (June 15, 2016). "Livelock: Twin-Stick Hero Shooting Takes Off". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
^ Kain, Erik. "Here Are All The Free 'Xbox Games With Gold' Coming In September (2018)". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
^ "Livelock for PC Reviews". Metacritic. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
^ "Livelock for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
^ "Livelock for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

External links

Official website
Developer Tuque Games' website

[1] Mahardy, Mike (February 23, 2016). "Frantic Co-Op Shooting Meets Diablo in New Game Livelock". GameSpot. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[2] Saed, Sherif (June 23, 2016). "Co-op isometric action-RPG Livelock gets release date on PC, PS4, Xbox One". VG247. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[3] Bohn, Jason (January 26, 2016). "Perfect World Announce First Non-Free-to-Play Game 'Livelock'". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[4] Tack, Daniel (June 15, 2016). "Livelock: Twin-Stick Hero Shooting Takes Off". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[5] Kain, Erik. "Here Are All The Free 'Xbox Games With Gold' Coming In September (2018)". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[6] "Livelock for PC Reviews". Metacritic. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

[7] "Livelock for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

[8] "Livelock for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-01-08.