SHIFT

SHIFT is one of those games that packs a huge amount of action and fun in a very small package. It’s a first-person shooter that has you blasting little robots using twin laser guns while dodging enemy fire and lots of laser traps.

SHIFT revolves around a very appealing minimalistic design with simple mechanics that make it easy to play but difficult to master. It looks really cute with an excellent choice of colors and effects but what it lacks in blood splatters and general PFS carnage, it makes up with the actual challenge of getting through each section.

The robots you have to shoot look pretty childish, but boy can they pack a punch. A few rocket hits mean you’re dead and there are plenty of those to go around.

SHIFT is a lightning-fast game that has you dodging lasers, rockets and the occasional traps meaning that you rarely have time to stop and aim in a fight. At times it’s really easy to get overwhelmed by how much is coming your way but then again, it depends on your experience with the FPS genre.

It’s not a ridiculously difficult game but the challenge is there, it’s real and it is to be appreciated considering the size of the game and the fact that it was created in 7 days. There are no specific missions besides the ‘survive the maze so you can enter and survive the next ones too’ style of play but that hardly makes a difference on how fun this game is.

SHIFT might annoy you at times but it’s all in the spirit of good clean fun. It’s like a really cute puppy that bites you a lot when you play with it. You can’t really stay mad at it. It’s too much fun to play.