Solstice Chronicles: MIA

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Very responsive controls, fluid combat, just enough ammo to survive but make you concerned, exciting hold out and defend segments, dynamic between the drone and marine is fantastic
Twin Stick controls, Co-op, Level up system
Good in coop, Nice twinstick controls, Great weapon variety

Cons:

Uninspired level designs, throw away boss encounters, too many quiet moments, still severely lacking a worthy narrative
Feels rough, Story lacking, No online co-op

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Last revision on June 15, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Very responsive controls, fluid combat, just enough ammo to survive but make you concerned, exciting hold out and defend segments, dynamic between the drone and marine is fantastic
Twin Stick controls, Co-op, Level up system
Good in coop, Nice twinstick controls, Great weapon variety
Threat system shakes up the Twinstick genre, Character classes expand replay value, Unreal Engine 4 makes this game gorgeous, Couch co-op works very well, Boss fights are a highlight

Reviewers Didn't Like

Uninspired level designs, throw away boss encounters, too many quiet moments, still severely lacking a worthy narrative
Feels rough, Story lacking, No online co-op
Slow to play, Rough in places, Forgettable story
Some guns sound rather pathetic, This game needs online play

Expert reviews and ratings

Return To The Blood Red Planet In 2015, I had the pleasure of getting my hands on The Red Solstice to review. Set on Mars in the heart of a viral outbreak, I described it as an experience that felt like throwing Dead Space and Starcraft into a blender....

By Hooked Gamers on August 03, 2017

In the middle of my second playthrough of Ironward's new top-down shooter, Solstice Chronicles: MIA, a sort of sequel to The Red Solstice, a Warhammer mod/RTS, I stopped playing because I knew everything I wanted to say once I killed one of the game's...

By Gaming Nexus on August 01, 2017

Twin stick shooters don't require a story, but here we find generic space marine, alone with an AI robot, trying to making it back to safety when surrounded by a relentless alien menace. I wish I could say there was something more robust or detailed to...

By ztgd.com on August 01, 2017

Solstice Chronicles: MIA is a bit hard to sum up. It's well polished and offers moments of great fun, especially in co-op, but as a single player experience the game is slow and starts to drag quite quickly. In some aspects it feels rough and...

By WCCFTech on July 29, 2017

You might forget the STROL virus, or that you are tackling insurgents and mutants, but you won't forget just how much fun you have, solo or with a local co-op friend, with the non-stop action of Solstice Chronicles: MIA. While there are still some areas...

By gamingtrend.com on July 28, 2017

Solstice Chronicles M.I.A is a competent shooter, with its dynamic threat level leading to tense, frightening moments. The constant dread forces an engaging and tactical risk vs reward style of play - but the often awkward controls and derivative story...

By CriticalHit on July 26, 2017