**INTOMOBILE: "The Pacific Rim game is an enjoyable new fighting game for iOS and it seems like a must-have if you see the movie in theaters."
**ARCADE SUSHI: "Robots fighting monsters is a pretty big deal for any video game, especially when it’s done right." - Arcade Sushi What the press is saying about Pacific Rim:
All of this adds up to yet another mediocre movie tie-in. The game mechanics are functional, but suffer from input issues, while the combat depressingly free of tension or excitement. Though the concept is sound, Pacific Rim is too derivative and bland to provide a memorable gaming experience. If you've seen the movie, you'll know that buildings should be crumbling left, right, and centre. Worse still, fights have no impact on the environment around you. Though lightning flashes illuminate your Jaeger in the foreground, the backdrops are drab and lifeless. Even when a Kaiju is thrown to the ground, the audio barely registers the impact. There are no meaty thumps to accompany the punches. Part of this weightless is due to the sparse sound design. Soon, you're just going through the motions, with the repetitive, weightless battles yeilding little satisfaction. Once you've upgraded your Jaeger a little, the damage these enormous creatures they do is minimal. After each Kaiju has finished its two- to four-attack combo, it leaves itself wide open to attack. In fact, the whole parry system is almost redundant. The problem is, the touch screen doesn't always read your attack swipes accurately, making parries frustrating to land. There are also weapons that periodically fire when primed, and a special meter that unleashes a super combo once full. Swiping in the direction of a Kaiju attack will parry the blow, with enough successive parries stunning the Kaiju, allowing you go on an all out assault. Attacks are executed by swiping the screen.
You can dodge incoming attacks by evading with the left or right arrows, or blocking with the block button. You play as a giant robot called a Jaeger fighting the massive monsters known as Kaiju. If you're familiar with Infinity Blade, you'll already know what to expect from Pacific Rim. It's just a pity the execution failed live up to its potential.
The developer of Pacific Rim on iOS decided to emulate the gameplay of Infinity Blade, which again is a really great fit for the combat-heavy subject matter. Obviously, a movie tie-in game was inevitable, and the core concept of Jaegers vs Kaiju is perfect video game fodder. Pacific Rim is a silly, but enjoyable summer blockbuster that involves giant robots punching giant monsters.
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