''Capsized'' is a science fiction-themed platform game with run and gun mechanics. It was developed by Alientrap. ''Capsized'' was released for

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on April 29, 2011, on

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. The iOS version, called ''Capsized+'', was available February 13, 2013, and published by IndiePub. The soundtrack is provided by

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; the ambient electronic music is from his 2009 album ''Movements''. The game was also released for Xbox Live Arcade on July 5, 2013, and was supposed to be released at a later time for the PlayStation 3's

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, but somehow got canceled.

Reception

The PC version and ''Capsized+'' received "favorable" reviews, while the Xbox 360 version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. ''

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'' gave the Xbox 360 a mixed review while it was still in development a year-and-a-half before its release date.

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* * 2011 video games Alientrap games Bandai Namco games Cancelled PlayStation 3 games Indie games IOS games Linux games MacOS games Metroidvania games Microsoft XNA games Multiplayer and single-player video games Platformers Science fiction video games Video games developed in Canada Windows games Xbox 360 Live Arcade games {{Platform-videogame-stub