Capsized (video game)

Capsized is a science fiction-themed platform game with run and gun mechanics. It was developed by Alientrap. Capsized was released for Microsoft Windows on April 29, 2011, on Steam. The iOS version, called Capsized+, was available February 13, 2013, and published by IndiePub. The soundtrack is provided by Solar Fields; the ambient electronic music is from his 2009 album Movements.^[2] 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 PlayStation Network,^[3] but somehow got canceled.

Capsized
Developer(s)	Alientrap
Publisher(s)	Alientrap indiePub (iOS) Namco Bandai Games (X360)
Programmer(s)	Lee Vermeulen
Artist(s)	Jesse McGibney
Composer(s)	Solar Fields
Platform(s)	Windows, iOS, Linux, OS X, Xbox 360
Release	Windows April 29, 2011 iOS February 13, 2013 Xbox Live Arcade July 5, 2013 Linux October 23, 2013 OS X April 21, 2015
Genre(s)	Platform, run and gun[1]
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(iOS) 83/100[4] (PC) 80/100[5] (X360) 74/100[6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Edge	(PC) 8/10[7]
Eurogamer	(PC) 8/10[8]
GameRevolution	(X360) 9/10[3]
GameSpot	(PC) 8/10[9]
GameTrailers	(X360) 8.3/10[10]
Gamezebo	(PC) [11]
GameZone	(X360) 7/10[12]
IGN	(PC) 8.5/10[13]
Jeuxvideo.com	(PC) 15/20[2]
MacLife	(iOS) [14]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	(X360) 6.5/10[15]
PC Gamer (UK)	(PC) 86%[16]
Metro	(X360) 7/10[17]

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.^[4][5][6] Official Xbox Magazine gave the Xbox 360 a mixed review while it was still in development a year-and-a-half before its release date.^[15]