PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate (2014) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate

CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME? PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving. Saving scientists and uncovering the mysteries of an ill-fated…

3 June 2014

What PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate is

PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate is an adventure game developed by Q-Games Ltd. and released in 2014. It was published by Double Eleven. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME? PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving. Saving scientists and uncovering the mysteries of an ill-fated research trip requires you to study and manipulate your environment! Blast through rock, grapple huge blocks of ice, detonate explosive gas or unleash torrents of water, lava, magnetic oil and even corrosive stomach acid onto unsuspecting enemies! All powered by an advanced dynamic fluid simulation. Enjoy PixelJunk Shooter and Shooter 2 in a seamless campaign stretching across 150 levels Carry across your progress from PixelJunk Shooter and jump straight in where you left off. Brand…

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the PixelJunk series

PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate is the 14th of 23 entries we hold in the PixelJunk series. It arrived 9 months after PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate. The next entry was PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy in 2015.

See all 23 PixelJunk games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 17 hrs.

What it launched against

PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate launched on 3 June 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor.

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