

It doesn't take long to plateau, however, with droves and droves of monsters, even a hundred or more on the screen at once to grind through before moving on to the next area. Likewise, the soundtrack alternates between grand blaring horns and choir against thumping techno and fuzzy guitars when aboard your mech.

The game does start with a bang visually, offering an impressive array of special effects such as lasers, explosions and electromagnetic pulses, along with the ominous green glow of trippy imagery. In terms of the arenas themselves, there are a lot of destructible objects such as crates and fences that can be used as cover keep an oncoming attack at bay just long enough for you to plan your next move.

The bar depletes, and you go on your merry way. The number to the right is the enemies in the current wave. There's a red bar at the top of the screen representing the amount of enemies you have to kill. Aside from your sudden vendetta with Lovecraft, your goal is simple. On your travels, you'll encounter a varied yet dark set of locations including parks, the cobbled streets and graveyards of Arkham along with mountains and forests that mix things up aesthetically. Navigating the world map (along with the three difficulty settings) may seem daunting, but the levels are short, clocking in around a few minutes. His most famous of creations, the Cthulhu, are statues within each level that spawn increasingly powerful and grotesque enemies to keep our electrified hero on his toes. Playing as Tesla, you are able to defend yourself by having access to a wide range of electrically-powered weapons to take down the grim beasties from Lovecraft's twisted imagination that crawl, charge and slither towards you from all angles. As a noble measure to ensure the safety of the world, Lovecraft steals Tesla's inventions, burns down his workshop and subsequently unleashes a barrage of otherworldly monsters to keep him busy. Lovecraft takes a strong dislike to the dangerous experiments being conducted by eccentric inventor Nicolas Tesla. While the intriguing premise sets up a grandiose battle of wills, knowledge and power, the result is a far more straightforward amalgamation of the developer's previous top-down titles, albeit more accomplished than its previous offerings.ĭuring the exciting yet uncertain time at the turn of the 20th century, legendary horror author turned antagonist H.P. 10tons latest release on Nintendo Switch pits two pioneers of their respective fields against each other in a conflict of literature vs science and pen vs sword in their bizarre, explosive twin-stick shooter, Tesla vs Lovecraft. Whether it's Holmes outwitting Moriarty or Danger Mouse defeating Baron Von Greenback, most of us have had an adversary or two during our lives.
