project root

The shoot ‘em up genre has seen something of a resurgence in recent years, with bullet hell games in particular becoming ever more popular across a variety of platforms. The Xbox One though is lagging behind in this regard with very few titles available that will satisfy fans of the genre. That has now changed with the latest release of Project Root on the console, a game that has already been on other platforms for some time. What is intriguing about this particular game though is that it goes against some of the fundamental gameplay principles of traditional shoot ‘em up titles. Rather than forcing the player to travel in one direction, such as a vertically or horizontally scrolling screen, Project Root allows for more freedom. You can choose to go in any direction you wish and freely roam the world while controlling the ship from a more established top-down camera angle. This interesting change in the gameplay formula makes for a novel way of going about tackling the objectives,