Soda Crisis

Release Date: May 24, 2022

Action, science fiction, platformers, humorous, shoot 'em up, 2.5D, side-scroll, singleplayer

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An action platformer, resembling the popular game My Friend Pedro. Soda Crisis tasks us with facing hordes of aliens to save the worldwide soda reserves.

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7.9

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 75% of Critics. There are 14 Critic Reviews.

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WayTooManyGames: 5 / 10 by Oliver Shellding

With a forgettable soundtrack and decent, if somewhat generic, graphics, Soda Crisis feels as middle of the road as you can get without it being inherently bad. I can see what they were going for, and I get glimpses of success, but that’s all it is: just glimpses. The input lag from controllers, the fidelity going to hell, and the pretty mundane nature of it all just left me very nonplussed about the entire game.

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Nerdburglars: 6 / 10 by Dan Hastings

Soda Crisis has all the makings of an epic, modern tribute to some classic action side scrollers like Metal Slug. Instead of building a bigger, badder experience, you will get some slick controls and high octane combat smushed into tiny levels that never work together to build a larger picture. Soda crisis is just a series of mini levels, no better than the likes of Angry Birds but is presented with the guise of a fully fleshed-out action-adventure. Once you get stuck into the meat, you will find there is very little on offer here after the first 30 minutes.

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Screen Rant: 4 / 5 by Jacob Zeranko

That said, the story is far from the focus of the game and its strong gameplay and striking visual design more than make up for it. The pounding electronic soundtrack is worth shouting out as well because each song manages to perfectly match the energy of the player at any given moment. There are also a ton of minigames present to shake things up in the post-game, such as a speedrunning mode and a bunch of collectable game cartridges that can be played via the arcade machine in home base. Through its marriage of bullet-hell gunplay and fast-paced platforming of games like Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Soda Crisis stands out as a phenomenal side-scrolling action-adventure.

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Soda Crisis is an action platformer, bringing the very warmly received My Friend Pedro to mind. The game was developed by Team Soda and published by bilibili.

Plot

Soda Crisis takes place in a world facing a massive disaster. Due to an alien invastion, the world's soda reserves have been lost. The game's protagonist decides to challenge the invaders and recover the soda supplies, saving the Earth before it is too late.

Mechanics

Soda Crisis is a side-scroller. The player traverses various locations, jumps across platforms, avoids obstacles and traps, runs on walls and swings across pits with a grappling hook. On the way, you will face hordes of armed, soda-thirsty opponents, fighting them with melee weapons and numerous guns. Aside from generic foes, the player will also face powerful bosses, needing to uncover their weak spots and apply unique strategies. Progressing through the game rewards you with more diverse gear and upgrades to already-owned equipment.

The gameplay is very dynamic, requiring constant movement from the player (both during exploration and combat), as well as considerable dexterity and reflexes. All this makes the game quite a challenge. Nevertheless, the protagonist respawns immediately after death, letting him quickly throw himself back into the fray. The game isn't very long, taking about 4 hours to complete. After the end credits, the player can try out the speedrun mode or the bonus level, in which our hero is armed only with... an umbrella.