Livelock (video game)

Livelock
Developer(s)	Tuque Games
Publisher(s)	Perfect World Entertainment
Composer(s)	Vibe Avenue
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Release	August 30, 2016
Genre(s)	Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Livelock is a top-down shooter video game featuring both solo and cooperative multiplayer, developed by Montreal-based Tuque Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment on August 30, 2016.

The top-down twin stick shooter game has been described as similar to the Diablo series in gameplay, 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

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.

External links

• Official website
• Developer Tuque Games' website