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Spectra

$7.49
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Developer:
Gateway Interactive
Publisher:
Mastertronic
Platforms:
Windows Mac Linux
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About This Game

Spectra is a dynamic twitch racing game that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Blast your nimble ship down intricate ribbons of light in time to the dynamic beats and original soundtrack by chiptune artist legend Chipzel (Super Hexagon, Size Does Matter, Interstellaria).

Be prepared to get your heart pumping as you drift into a trance with just one objective- survive till the music stops! Navigate around obstacles, collect points whilst trying to drive with as much style as possible and stay on the road. As the player progresses through the levels, the speed increases requiring more advanced dexterity to survive!

Featuring two powerful gameplay modes (Normal and Hardcore) with 10 unique music tracks used to generate procedural levels, race against the beat to experience unlimited playthroughs! Staying sharp is essential and reaction timing vital as memory is obsolete with this nostalgia-driven, arcade-like game. Spectra is a veritable homage to arcade games of old; true mastery will require all your twitch skills and the beautiful retro-style graphics will have you just itching to dig up your Atari!

Game Features

  • Exclusive soundtrack from chiptune legend Chipzel
  • Procedural levels for UNLIMITED playthroughs

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User Reviews

Mixed
27 user reviews
63%
Positive
1 hrs at review
Not Recommended

This album's great, 100% worth your money. Also comes with a game, which isn't very good.

35 helpful 48 funny
15 min at review
Not Recommended

Grab the soundtrack; skip the game. chipzel's soundtrack is amazing and absolutely worth the download. The game is boring. Simple steer left or right.

12 helpful 5 funny
1 hrs at review
Not Recommended

If you are a fan of Chipzel's music buy the album and go buy audiosurf 1 or 2 and play it there you will have a way better time there. This game has the same concept as that racing game in the 200-in-1 game your grandmother buys you when you were 7 except somehow they screw with the controls. They feel extremely sluggish as if the same grandmother who bought you the 200-in-1 game was the driver of the car, most the time im holding the left or right arrow and the car barley turns either direction but gods forbid i let go and the car go right back to its original position faster than light. Now i am a fan of difficult games i played super hexagon, dark souls, demon souls, dank suits 2, all the touhou's and those have a learning curve and the deaths in those games dont feel half as cheap as the one's in this game and most of the time its because grandma wont turn the car fast enough. So there if you find this game's concept enjoyable buy the 200-in-1 version and buy the sound track its a...

8 helpful 5 funny
7 min at review
Not Recommended

You call this a racing game, but I know an endless runner when I see one. Dull and derivative. Chipzel, though.

5 helpful 2 funny
4 hrs at review
Not Recommended

The game released to a sound of applause from the indie community, and had a kick ass soundtrack to go with it. Many bugs on initial release but time would fix things. 3 years on and not a single bug has been fixed. No replies from the developers, and the result is a mildly repetitive game that you can enjoy for a couple of hours at most. Simple mechanic changes and a round of bug fixes would give this game a good shelf life, but it seems the devs were more interested in a cash grab. Do not buy this game. Support the artist, buy the album, and potentially play Audiosurf 2 with it instead.

4 helpful
11 min at review
Not Recommended

tbh i got this game cuz chipzels music is great (thanks just shapes and beats for introducing me to it) but the game is actually pretty boring.

3 helpful 1 funny
41 min at review
Not Recommended

Great soundtrack full of chiptunes, but unfortunately little else about this game is good. This game could and should be so much better but instead it feels like so much wasted potential. The controls are terrible: You'll be sliding dramatically left and right even with the slightest press of the controls, as if the entire game is covered in a thick sheet of ice. In a game where obstacles are often placed in rapid succession, this makes it almost impossible to actually avoid everything. If you're lucky, you'll grind off the side of something and get bonus points. If you're not, you'll bounce off of the very same thing and fly off the track, immediately ending the level. The levels are procedurally generated in such a way that you can get a different track even when playing the same stage at a different time, so while this adds some variety it also makes the game feel even more inconsistent. It feels like the the music should be synced to the gameplay but it never is. This might be in...

2 helpful
24 hrs at review
Recommended

I love challenges, if you want a game that won't hold your hand all the way through then Spectra is for you. The music is great, Chipzel hits the spot. Definitely worth buying.

2 helpful
1 hrs at review
Recommended

Spectra is exactly the game I was expecting, while listening to the eponym album by Chipzel. You ride and it makes you feel badass. The scoring system is interesting since you earn points by doing dangerous actions (like touching the walls), but be careful, if you bump into them, you lose your multiplier (you gain multiplier with boost on the floor) AND the point you accumulated from your chains. At first, you have to take the maximum of Yellow Pixels you can. Don't take everything if you know that you'll lose them. So if you wanna score well, you have to know when you have to take a break, resetting your multiplier to zero but counting the accumulated points to your total points. Those points cannot be lost. Be careful to not fall from the track, because it's game over. Awesome game, and Chipzel is a really big plus. <3

2 helpful
5 hrs at review
Recommended

Spectra is simple. Move left and right to dodge the powerful obstacles..But what they don't tell is the finer nature of the game. The fun you can have drifting across the track, being fancy as you gain airtime off turns and even the ledge if you're daring enough. The way you start bouncing into the air if you get hit enough. And the amazing 8-bit chiptune music album by Chipzel has something for everyone. Every level is regenerated when you start from the menu, so you can quickly swap out a particular design if you don't like it. 10/10

1 helpful

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Win XP / Win 7 / Win 8
  • Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Win XP / Win 7 / Win 8
  • Processor: 2.8 GHz Quad Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1-2 GB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible.

FAQ

How much does Spectra cost?

Spectra costs $7.49.

What are the system requirements for Spectra?

Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Win XP / Win 7 / Win 8 Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible. Recommended: Recommended: OS *: Win XP / Win 7 / Win 8 Processor: 2.8 GHz Quad Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1-2 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible.

What platforms is Spectra available on?

Spectra is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.

Is Spectra worth buying?

Spectra has 63% positive reviews from 27 players.

When was Spectra released?

Spectra was released on Jul 10, 2015.

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