EnbornX Review
Price: $0.99
Version: 1.05
App Reviewed on: iPhone 3GS
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EnbornX is extremely light on the story, but it involves some kind of un-killable robotic threat. A young girl decked-out in what might be cybernetics or a really fancy set of exoskeletal armor is the sole hope for humanity. It's actually pretty standard stuff for a genre that's full of things like time-traveling mutants, super-human post-apocalyptic fighters and hair that defies physics (and fashion). The setting completely falls by the wayside once the game actually starts, however. Then it's a full-on 2D bullet hell shooter. Players have three weapons at their disposal: a 3-way shot, melee sword and massive laser that needs charging to be effective. The enemy, on the other hand, is an invincible and infinitely-evolving death machine. So much for a fair fight.
I'm absolutely in love with the idea behind EnbornX. Save the very first level and pre-planned "special boss" stages, I've yet to fight the same configuration twice. I don't mean consecutively, I mean at all. This thing has a ton of different components that will link-up in a myriad of different ways. Sometimes it's a complete pushover, but other times it's a struggle simply to survive the first few seconds. If nothing else, it's always keeping me on my toes.
I might have more complaints about EnbornX than I do direct compliments, but that's only because I want it to be all that it can be. With a bit more attention and tweaking, this could be a serious App Store contender. One with virtually unlimited possibilities.