PixelJunk SideScroller

PixelJunk SideScroller is a 2011 scrolling shooter video game developed by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3. It is part of the PixelJunk series and was released internationally by Sony Computer Entertainment. The visuals are intended to resemble arcade video games with a vector monitor. It is based on the "Road to Dawn" bonus stage in PixelJunk Shooter 2.^[2]

PixelJunk SideScroller
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Developer(s)	Q-Games[a]
Publisher(s)	JP: Q-Games WW: Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	PixelJunk
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3
Release	NA: October 25, 2011[1] EU: October 26, 2011[2] AU: November 2, 2011 JP: November 10, 2011
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	76/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
1Up.com	A−[4]
Destructoid	9/10[5]
Edge	8/10[6]
Game Informer	7.75/10[7]
GamesMaster	83%[8]
GameSpot	6/10[9]
GameTrailers	6.7/10[10]
IGN	6.5/10[11]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	7/10[12]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	8/10[13]
The A.V. Club	C+[14]

Reception

PixelJunk SideScroller received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[3]

Notes

1. Additional work by Santa Monica Studio.