PixelJunk SideScroller is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3 as part of the PixelJunk series. It was released on the PlayStation Store on 25 October 2011 in North America and 26 October 2011 in Europe. Visually, it is designed to resemble old vector-based games and is based on the "Road to Dawn" bonus stage in PixelJunk Shooter 2.
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Character
Plot-driven, cool, spare and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Developer
- Q-Games Ltd.
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Released
- October 25, 2011
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 8.2/10 from 4 ratings.
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