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Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

Nintendo
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Release Date: March 13, 2015

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Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is an original mix of action game and a turn-based strategy developed by the Japanese studio Intelligent Systems. The game is set in a steampunk world. Action in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M takes place in the 19th century London invaded by aggressive creatures from outer space. During our adventures we control a four-person unit of soldiers which is a part of the elite S.T.E.A.M formation. Our job is to fend off the invaders.

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Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is an unusual production, which the creators described as "inspired by steampunk, based on turn-based strategic action game". This is the work of a talented Japanese Intelligent Systems studio, to which we owe the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series, among others.

The action of the game takes place in nineteenth-century London, which is a victim of an invasion by aggressive beings from space. Our task is to counter the danger by leading a unit of four soldiers from the elite formation S.T.E.A.M. - its abbreviated name develops as Strike Team Eliminating the Alien Menace (in free translation: Strike Team Eliminating the Alien Menace).

The element of the action is visible in the discussed production in of perspective - the battlefield is seen from the arm of a single soldier, i.e. through the view of TPP. The clashes take place in the turn-based system and have a tactical dimension. The player must be cautious about the resources at his disposal (especially the pair, which is the source of energy that drives human technology), resorting to tactics such as flanking and dragging the enemy into ambushes and taking him into a crossfire. As the missions continue, soldiers acquire better and better equipment, providing them with a wider range of possibilities and the chance to do more damage in foreign ranks.

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Platforms:

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS

Developer: Intelligent Systems

Publisher: Nintendo

Age restrictions: 12+

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6.8

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Game is Recomended by 34% of Critics. There are 54 Critic Reviews.

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TheSixthAxis: 7 / 10 by Dominic Leighton

The game's Japanese release carries the subtitle Lincoln Vs Aliens, and in many ways the game benefits from the schlocky extra tag. The historical and literary figures, married with the silver-age comic book visuals make for an engaging world which begs for you to be a part of it. The downside is that the tactical gameplay simply isn't in the same league as the developer's other work, rewarding drawn-out, cautious play above any more meaningful tactics. Though there is fun to be had here, Codename S.T.E.A.M. disappointingly lacks the purity that made Intelligent Systems' earlier work so essential.

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Game Revolution: 4 / 5 by Ryan Bates

For the strategy gamer, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is a must-grab. But even for those who may not be too familiar or comfortable with strategy games or the genre as a whole, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. still merits a healthy look. The title eases the player into the ideas that relate to both the game itself and the genre as a whole, and highlights necessary details through pointed, yet laughably-bad dialogue. Players will enjoy Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., and I personally guarantee this, or my name isn't ol' "Honest Abe" Lincoln. (Guarantee subject to availability, and void where prohibited, and also, I'm not Abe Lincoln, so that kind of nullifies that guarantee anyway. See what you learn in the fine print?)

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GamesRadar+: 4 / 5 by Henry Gilbert

This fresh take on tactics games adds a bit of steam, folklore, and shooter action to the turn-based combat. Plus, it's hard to up the crazy premise of Abe Lincoln fighting aliens.

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