Xenon Valkyrie+ Reviews

Xenon Valkyrie+ is ranked in the 14th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.4 / 10.0
Jan 11, 2018

Due to the busy art style and slippery controls, it took a little while for Xenon Valkyrie+ to get its hooks in me but as I improved, everything started to open up and I had an extremely enjoyable time battling enemies and searching for its rewarding secrets.

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8 / 10.0
Jun 28, 2019

Xenon Valkyrie was a game that got swept in my backlog that I didn’t think much of at first, but upon playing through several runs and getting further and further each time, I find myself totally engrossed in this game. As an action platformer, the controls are excellent and the combat is satisfying, and the random elements here work great, shaking things up every time in a good way without making the game frustrating or too dependent on luck.

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7.8 / 10.0
Feb 28, 2018

Xenon Valkyrie+ is an excellent game with an 8-bit artistic look that works very well. It has a simple gameplay but tremendously addictive. An essential title not without flaws that will delight the increasingly numerous roguelike players.

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KeenGamer
Daniel Quintiliano
Top Critic
7.6 / 10.0
Feb 17, 2018

Xenon Valkyrie+ introduces a very well-presented gameplay to Xbox. Beginning with a simple, but also interesting story. It lets the player quickly get into the battle without wasting time trying to get used to mechanics. Although permadeath can be a huge disappointment for casual players, there are multiple characteristics that made up for the difficulty in levels. The pixilated design puts bright colors on the screen, which looks great at all times. Finally, the soundtrack brings high-quality music to the adventure and is one of my favorite presentation elements in this game.

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7.5 / 10.0
Mar 20, 2018

Starting off in your spaceship, you have the choice of three characters that all specialize in different stats. You have all-rounder who even starts off with a key to unlock chests, a melee based tank and a long ranged specialist. Each on top of their stats have different special abilities which allows for a bit of versatility in your choices. Personal preference will always win the day however each was well enough designed.

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6.7 / 10.0
May 17, 2018

Xenon Valkyrie+ is a difficult rogue-like game, characterised by difficult gameplay, oversaturated level design and imprecise controls. It's a game for masochists who love dying over and over again without any tangible benefit.

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6.6 / 10.0
Mar 15, 2018

Xenon Valkyrie + is different for sure, I felt as though it lacked content yet the dynamic setup for levels did help with this.

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6.5 / 10.0
Dec 19, 2017

Xenon Valkyrie+ is something I easily see myself coming back to whenever I have a free moment and my Vita in hand. It can be a cruel experience for sure and some alterations to the overall design would go a long way, but it's still a fun little game I can play seriously for hours or casually on a lunch break.

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7 / 10
Feb 5, 2018

Xenon Valkyrie+ is a game you're either going to love or hate. If you're a fan of the roguelike genre and favor hardcore platformers, then you'll feel right at home with this game. But if you're new to the genre and don't like replaying the same sections, even if the content is randomized during every new run, then this one isn't going to win you over.

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7 / 10
Feb 27, 2018

Personally, as fun as the gameplay is, as great as the controls are, and as good as the graphics are, this roguelike is a bit hit and miss. All in all, this is an okay game for playing in short bursts

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Feb 28, 2018

It’s dated, it’s overly difficult and it lacks that something special to make it more than your typical rogue-like experience.

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6 / 10
Apr 17, 2018
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3 / 5.0
Dec 29, 2017

Xenon Valkyrie+’s random generated levels, entertaining soundtrack, and the pixelated design makes the game a good addition to your library, especially if you are using a PlayStation Vita. However the game’s merciless gameplay makes it tough to finish.

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NEOsite
aysnel
Top Critic
5.5 / 10.0
Dec 28, 2017

Indie mix of platformer, roguelike and RPG in a sci-fi theme. A mediocre title like many others on PS Vita, although some of mechanics are quite nicely done.

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5.5 / 10.0
Jan 28, 2019

MEDIOCRE - Xenon Valkyrie+ is a bit of a mixed bag. It has plenty of cute visuals and fun gameplay, but it falls short in more important aspects like its level designs and replayability. If you just want some short fun then this would be worth considering. Everyone else should probably pass.

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5 / 10
Aug 6, 2018

Xenon Valkyrie+ is by no means a bad game, just one that needed a little bit more time in development to better polish the gameplay.

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5 / 10.0
Jan 3, 2019

If you’re really interested in a more minimalist take on roguelikes you may find Xenon Valkyrie+ to your liking. Just understand that it’s very much a no-frills experience that has issues with balance and variety, never really feeling like it nails any particular aspect completely. In general, I’d say you’d be better served finding one of the many better alternatives in the genre on the system.

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4.5 / 10.0
Dec 31, 2018

Exploring the stages is fun, but all that fun starts to melt away when you realize just how little freedom you have to experiment with different character builds. The level up system is simply is not balanced enough to match the rest of the game's mechanics. It's just too frustrating to play Xenon Valkyrie. While you can probably figure out the exact way to optimize characters in order to beat bosses with ease, I can't really see a reason you'd want to.

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Cubed3
Eric
Top Critic
4 / 10
Dec 28, 2017

Xenon Valkyrie+ is playable, but there is just so much left to be desired. Feeling more like an alpha version with tremendous potential, the longer you play, the more you realise everything you want the game to be, it sadly is not, and players will be left with a mediocre platformer/rogue title instead. If this was a demo of what was to come, it would be so easy to sing its praises but, as it is, it only serves as a source of aggravation for what it could have been.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
3 / 10
Mar 7, 2018

In short, it's not worth the grey hairs.

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