Exosquad is a

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based on the

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under the same title and developed by

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(formerly Novotrade International).

Gameplay

The player alternatively assumes the roles of three members of the Able Squad: Lt. J.T. Marsh, Sgt. Rita Torres and Wolf Bronsky. Depending on the character, the gameplay alternates between "a shooter, a platformer, and a

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" genres.

Reception

''Exosquad'' was negatively received by critics. ''

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'' gave the game a mostly negative review, saying that the three different gameplay styles provide variety but all have major issues: "In the space-shooter levels, detecting oncoming meteorites and Neo missiles is excruciatingly tough because of the star-studded backgrounds. The ground attacks, on the other hand, are a slowly moving breeze; your E-Frame lumbers along the landscape to eliminate equally pokey enemies. The one-on-one fighting offers an intriguing mix of air-to-air, surface-to-air, and air-to-surface attacks, but they're frustrating because of molasses-like controls." They also argued that the game is much too difficult for the young audiences of the TV show. A reviewer for ''

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'' gave it one out of five stars, saying that the controls are unacceptably poor and the use of separate sprites for each of the characters' segments results in "gangly" and awkward animations. The four reviewers of ''

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'' complimented the cinematic intro but otherwise panned the game, saying that the controls were poor, the graphics were outdated, and the developers had divided their attentions between several different gameplay styles without doing a good job with any of them. They gave it a score of 3.75 out of 10.

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