Nuclear Throne is a game for players that enjoy a challenge. The pseudo-random nature of how mutations and weapons are presented force the player to adapt, but provide opportunities to make smart, synergistic choices. Secondly, Nuclear Throne doesn’t seem to have a cut-and-dry winning strategy. Not so with Nuclear Throne. First of all, there are a lot less turds. Binding of Isaac seems deep at first blush, but it often becomes getting the same over-powered abilities and turd-blasting your way though the game effortlessly (blindfold optional). The game is hard, but it feels very fair. I can’t say the same about Nuclear Throne. Binding of Isaac manages to live in the same design space but remains accessible to players of all skill levels. In fact, it’s so challenging that I can’t recommend it for anyone that isn’t a fan of shmups or difficult games in general. Its tiny levels are packed wall-to-wall with tons of enemies, all of whom do their best shooty-killy routine. Nuclear Throne’s real strength is its difficulty. Each pull of the trigger produces a heavy “K-CHUNK” feedback and the screen shakes, too. The sound design and music are also simple yet effective. It makes sense for a small development team, allowing them to focus on gameplay. Vlambeers has consistently chosen a low-res approach for game graphics. The characters and enemies are all simple animated sprites with just enough detail to convey a bit of character. The real variety lies in the player’s mutant and weapon choice. Each level is so small that slight differences in wall layout hardly matter. The first three levels are always the desert tiles, then the sewers, and the scrapyard after that. The levels are generated procedurally, but the differences between one playthrough and the next are negligible. The level progression is more static, though. Nuclear Throne offers a lot of choice between the mutants, weapons, and mutations. Did I mention there are a lot of explosions in the nuclear wastes? It’s the nuclear wastes. Boiling Veins prevents you from taking lethal damage from explosions. Bloodlust gives you a chance to recoup health upon killing an enemy. If you collected enough Rads to level up once you’ve completed a zone, you’ll choose a new mutation for your mutant. These act as experience points in the wasteland. Are you more of a Triple Machine Gun type, or is the Gatling Slugger Strike tickle your fancy?Īlong the way, you’ll also collect Rads from fallen enemies. There are enough weapons in Nuclear Throne to make an operator aboard the Nebuchadnezzar blush. Make no mistake, when I say wide, I mean WIDE. Along the way, you find chests containing a wide variety of weapons. You must clear each level of all its enemies in order to progress to the next. Alternatively, you can play as Melting, who has the lowest health in the cast but gains experience faster and has a corpse explosion ability. The mutant Crystal has the highest starting health and is also able to become a solid gem, freezing her in place but making her immune to most damage. If you’re like me, you prefer a safe approach to bullet-hell. The first step to a successful run is selecting a mutant that suits your play style. It takes true grit to spray’n’pray your way to the end of Nuclear Throne. But like many games of its ilk, this just makes progression all the more rewarding.
The game is unforgiving, and anyone playing should expect to die. You assume the role of one of several mutants, each with their own mutagenic qualities (read: player attributes) that will aid them on their journey to the titular throne. Nuclear Throne is a top-down twin-stick shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. No, this mutagenic account details my last run through Vlambeer’s newest title Nuclear Throne. I’m not talking about my latest experiences on my way to the Men’s Room. And then I got dominated by a Fire Salamander. Not only that, but I’d mutated further by collecting Rads. It wasn’t long before I had upgraded my weaponry to a double-shotgun and a grenade launcher as my sidearm.
Armed with only a pistol and my ability to assume a protective crystalline form, I dove into the wastes in search of nuclear glory. I began my journey as a mutant resembling a purple geode.
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