Crabs linger in craggy recesses, making pursuing them just a bit challenging.
There’s a multitude of different enemy types, who all seem to replicate organic aquatic behaviors.
While some might fault the game’s skeletal storytelling, the succinct text boxes offer by each NPCat helps to keep the pace persistently lively.īuilding on Milk Mine Defender, moment-to-moment play is one area where Astro Aqua Kitty shines. Sure, there are a myriad of colonist-kitties investigating the asteroids, with many extending fetch quests for essential items such as pollen and sawfish cores. For better or worse, the emphasis is on action rather than exposition. Meanwhile, the game’s four challenge levels scale the action from tranquil to unapologetically hectic.Īstro Aqua Kitty’s campaign is spread across a chart of eight asteroids, with each offering its own expansive map, filled with labyrinthine networks. If you’re a sadist, there’s also a permadeath option, but most mortals will want to tackle the game’s more lenient approach that allows for continues. Monikers like ‘Fighter’ and ‘Defense’ don’t really ignite imaginations. One thing I would have liked to see is more inventive naming for each character. A playthrough with the resident Heavy prompted a play style quite different than the Chaos cat. What’s surprising is how distinctive each choice feels. Each specializes in abilities like ship repair, defensive traits, or maintaining an ample supply of energy. Similarly, you’ll have a roster of four non-feline engineers to choose from. From the tanky Heavy to the nimble Scout, each kitty has their own set of skills. The former offers a quartet of felines, who each have a signature style. And while Astro Aqua Kitty was a shining success on Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4, the recently released PlayStation 5 iteration stands as the definitive version.įoreshadowing a number of the game’s stimulating risk/reward mechanics, you’ll begin your expedition by selecting a pilot and engineer. And the result wasn’t far from the success of Toru Hagihara and Koji Igarashi’s gothic masterpiece. In the same way that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night constructed a sophisticated adventure on the underpinnings of the original NES game, Astro Aqua Kitty pushed the property in confident new directions. With Astro Aqua Kitty, Tikipod took Milk Mine Defender’s basic framework and added layers of tautly balanced systems. From an overworld map of branching missions to a secondary weapon system that rewarded prudent use, Milk Mine Defender demonstrated developer Tikipod skillfully building on the original game’s time-tested foundations.
Smartly, the title wasn’t just a simple clone of the horizontally-scrolling shooter. A skilled reworking of William’s 1981 arcade hit Defender, players dove into waters teeming with malicious marine life, while trying to safeguard their milk supplies. Originally released on the PS Mobile Store, 2012’s Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender was one of the true highlights of Sony’s now-defunct digital marketplace. Platform: PlayStation 5, previously on PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PC, and Switch
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