IronFall: Invasion
| IronFall: Invasion | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | VD-Dev |
| Publisher(s) |
VD-Dev |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
IronFall: Invasion is a third-person shooter video game developed and released by VD-Dev for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released in Europe on February 13, 2015 and North America on February 26, 2015.[1][2]
Gameplay
The game has a single player mode along with multiplayer support. Both modes can either be purchased separately or together.
Development
Details on IronFall: Invasion were first shared on October 17, 2013 by Nintendo Everything.[3] The game was shown as a tech demo on November 4, 2013. [4][5]
On January 14, 2015, the game was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation and was confirmed to be out February 2015 as a free-to-start title for all Nintendo 3DS users, with enhanced support for the New Nintendo 3DS console.[6] The free-to-start version allows players limited access to the multiplayer campaign, whilst only making the first map in the single-player campaign playable until a certain point. The game gives the player the choice to purchase the full version of each campaign independently, or both campaigns collectively.
Reception
| Reception | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||
Overall, Ironfall: Invasion received average reviews by critics, with an aggregate Metacritic score of 48/100.[7]
In late March 2015, VD-Dev announced that the game had been downloaded 300,000 times.[10]
3DS homebrew exploit
On July 27, 2015, Jordan "Smealum" Rabet, the developer of the Cubic Ninja exploit, announced a new version of the homebrew exploit, with the same features. On July 31, Rabet confirmed that the game the exploit was found in was IronFall: Invasion.[11] On August 11, Nintendo temporarily delisted the game off the Nintendo eShop, as to prevent the exploit from spreading further.[12] Six days later, Rabet released his exploit. On October 13, IronFall: Invasion returned to the eShop with "Update Data", which prevents the exploit from being used. As of January 15, 2016, the exploit has been patched on system menu 10.4.0-29 which released the same day. When trying to load the game, the system does not allow users to launch the title until the software is updated, forcing users to download the patch, rendering the exploit unusable even if the older version of the game is available.[13]
References
- ↑ Copeland, Wesley (2015-02-09). "'Gears of War-Lite' Ironfall: Invasion Gets a Release Date". IGN. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2015-02-10). "IronFall: Invasion Single and Multiplayer Modes to be Separate Purchases, With Free Trial Content Available". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ↑ "VD-Dev shares first details for its Gears of War-styled 3DS shooter, IronFall". Nintendo Everything. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ Conrad Zimmerman (2013-11-04). "IronFall tech demo makes the 3DS look sharp". Destructoid. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Here's The Impressive IronFall Tech Preview For The Nintendo 3DS". My Nintendo News. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ Alex Olney (2015-01-14). "Nintendo Confirms New 3DS eShop Shooter IronFall Invasion". NintendoLife. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- 1 2 "Ironfall: Invasion Critic Reviews for 3DS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Koopman, Daan (2015-02-14). "IronFall: Invasion (3DS) Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Phipps, Brett (2015-02-17). "Ironfall Invasion Review". Video Gamer. Pro-G Media. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2015-03-30). "IRONFALL Invasion Hits 300,000 Downloads as Free Update Arrives With Enhancements". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Smea on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Nintendo of Europe on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "smea on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-01-19.