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Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate

Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate

PUNKCAKE Délicieux·Released Apr 22, 2022·Single player

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Genres
ShooterPuzzleStrategyIndieArcadeTabletop
Critic75/100
Across 2 reviews
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About

It's chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun, with some roguelike elements.

Reviews

2 reviews
Push Square logo
Critic70/100
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It's a very concise game with a laser focus on its core idea. Framing the action with lo-fi presentation and a daft plot about the black army defecting to the white kingdom, it feels like a forgotten 90s PC game. To that point, there's not much to it beyond the main mode, though there are extras for clearing it — Endless mode is self-explanatory while Chase mode is a interesting take on survival. It's a tight-knit package that, while repetitive in the end, succeeds with its less-is-more approach.

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Nintendo Life logo
Critic80/100
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Shotgun King does a wonderful job of setting itself apart from the veritable deluge of roguelikes available today. Its blending of classic chess principles with shooting elements and randomized gameplay makes for a fun and highly replayable experience that we'd suggest you give a shot. If you're looking for a relatively short, addictive game that requires a bit of thinking to get the most out of, Shotgun King is undoubtedly something you should look into.

Read full review at Nintendo Life
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