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About Smelter

Smelter is a 2D action strategic action platformer game inspired by classics from the 16-bit era developed by X PLUS Co., Ltd. Step into the shoes of Eve fresh out of Eden after the untimely destruction of Eden, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world with Adam nowhere to be found. In her search she encounters Smelter an unusually over-confident winged creature with the powerful ability to transform and fuse with others, giving them incredible powers. Together expand the smelters territory to reach further into the various domains to find out what happened to her Adam.

• Classic Mode combines fast-paced platforming with top-down strategy.
• Expand your empire across a variety of regions, utilizing a variety of building types, upgrades, and units.
• Meet a cast of characters with personalities ranging from eccentric to completely insane
• Uncover a multitude of secrets including hidden upgrades and hard-as-nails trail levels.
• In action mode take on challenging 2D action levels, enemies, and bosses with their own back stories leaving your minions to do the strategy and base building.
• Explore diverse worlds ranging from the hellish to the wonderful.
• Master three skill sets, complete with over 40 upgrades obtainable through multiple challenges, allowing for varied combat, movement, and defense.
• Smelt ability can be used both in combat and on objects to navigate through difficult terrain.
• Boss Rush Mode: Battle against the many wild and outlandish bosses in an array of ever-increasing challenges and claim your spot as a champion.

Smelter Reviews

While some moments frustrate or drag a little during its runtime, Smelter is quite impressive on the whole. It’s not difficult to spot its inspirations, but it does its own thing well enough that it avoids the pitfall of feeling like a lesser copy. Fans of 16-bit action games will want to give it a look.

TouchArcade

The proceedings feel confident, original and polished, with gorgeous graphics and an outstanding soundtrack that calls to mind the likes of Mega Man X4 for its action stages and evokes Yuzo Koshiro’s majestic ActRaiser score for its side-scrolling levels.

Nintendo Life

Smelter is a meticulously crafted genre hybrid that almost does everything right. The margin for error with its design is so slim that it might be some kind of gaming miracle. A challenging and captivating experience from start to finish, Smelter is an absolute must-play. Here’s hoping this isn’t the last time we see this dichotomous duo.

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