Plain Sight

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

5
Average:

4
Bad:

1

Pros:

Speedy gameplay is pure, frenzied fun, The use of gravity is a great twist, Clever points system makes you weigh risks versus rewards, Striking visual style.
Very enjoyable, Simple control system that’s easily mastered, Very colour, making it that that bit more fun.

Cons:

Things can get too busy for their own good, Broken Steam leaderboards.
Trace lines left behind characters can get annoying on a 10 player server, Very frustrating when you think you got the kill only to find yourself smash to bits, Addictive.

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Last revision on March 18, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Speedy gameplay is pure, frenzied fun, The use of gravity is a great twist, Clever points system makes you weigh risks versus rewards, Striking visual style
Very enjoyable, Simple control system that’s easily mastered, Very colour, making it that that bit more fun

Reviewers Didn't Like

Things can get too busy for their own good, Broken Steam leaderboards
Trace lines left behind characters can get annoying on a 10 player server, Very frustrating when you think you got the kill only to find yourself smash to bits, Addictive

Expert reviews and ratings

Some games shine by their clever mechanics, others because of their unique aesthetics, and, by rare chance, a title comes along that strikes a great balance between both. Plain Sight borrows its main mechanics from one of the greatest games of this...

By GameZone on September 18, 2010

Plain Sight is a cool game. The concept is great and jumping through space with a robot ninja is good fun. Additionally, the risk vs. reward dynamic built into the scoring system is smart and effective. The gameplay is enriched by a generally great...

By ign.com on July 23, 2010

This beautiful, gravity-defying multiplayer action game is a robot-killing...

By GameSpot on June 08, 2010

Published May 23rd 2010. Written by Sean Bell. You don’t see many videogames with suicide as their central theme. And yet here’s Plain Sight, a game about tiny ninja robots going on murder-suicide sprees. Doesn’t really sound like the premise for a...

By DarkZero on May 24, 2010

Plain Sight has a simple recipe for success. Take suicidal ninja robots, add a healthy dose of gravity-bending space, throw in a few katanas, and mix well. Inside each robot is energy; if you kill a robot, you steal its energy. Collecting energy makes...

By Gaming Nexus on May 13, 2010

A unique spin on the deathmatch formula, Very reasonable price tag, Some control and camera issues, Not many people online to play...

By VideoGamer on April 30, 2010

It’s not me then. It must be the game.Oh, Plain Sight is great is it, all other games writers? Strange indeed, because I found it to be a baffling gob of rolled annoyance. But first, descriptions. Misgivings to follow.It’s a multiplayer deathmatch...

By Gaming Daily on April 28, 2010

Is it possible or reasonable to enjoy playing as homicidal ninjas? Would it sweeten the pot if I said that they were ninja robots? If your answer is yes, then well I can recommend what could be the best $10 you’ll ever spend via the Steam Store. The...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on April 27, 2010

I love platforming. There's a freedom in choice-an immediate choice, in what your character is going to do. The reaction and response is invigorating to me, and some of my favorite games happen to be the ones that I can turn on and have myself 15...

By Gaming Age on April 21, 2010

When it comes to PC gaming, there's no lack of multiplayer fun to be had. Booting up Steam any given week will introduce gamers to a number of interesting-looking online games, each sporting one or two elements that separate it from the rest of the...

By Gamervision on April 20, 2010

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