Capsized (video game)

{{Infobox video game

|title = Capsized

|image = Capsized (video game) cover art.jpg

|caption =

|developer = Alientrap

|publisher = Alientrap
indiePub (iOS)
Namco Bandai Games (X360)

|programmer = Lee Vermeulen

|artist = Jesse McGibney

|composer = Solar Fields

|released = Windows
April 29, 2011
iOS
February 13, 2013
Xbox Live Arcade
July 5, 2013
Linux
October 23, 2013
OS X
April 21, 2015

|genre = Platform, run and gun{{cite web|url=http://indiegames.com/2011/10/capsized_landing_on_xbla_this_.html|title=Capsized Landing On XBLA This December|first=Eric|last=Caoili|date=October 5, 2011|website=IndieGames.com|publisher=UBM plc|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921040647/http://indiegames.com/2011/10/capsized_landing_on_xbla_this_.html|archivedate=September 21, 2016|accessdate=June 8, 2023|quote="In case you've forgotten about the Metroidvania-style, Exile-esque exploration game..."}}

|modes = Single-player, multiplayer

|platforms = Windows, iOS, Linux, OS X, Xbox 360

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00015434-capsized-test.htm|title=Test: Capsized (PC)|language=fr|first=Jean-Marie|last=Prival|date=August 9, 2011|website=Jeuxvideo.com|publisher=Webedia|accessdate=October 31, 2014|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031175551/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00015434-capsized-test.htm|url-status=live}} 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, but somehow got canceled.

Reception

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| MC = (iOS) 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/capsized-/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=CAPSIZED+ for iPhone/iPad Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240125031830/https://www.metacritic.com/game/capsized-/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|url-status=live}}
(PC) 80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/capsized/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=CAPSIZED for PC Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=April 1, 2012|archive-date=January 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240125031843/https://www.metacritic.com/game/capsized/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|url-status=live}}
(X360) 74/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/capsized/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=CAPSIZED for Xbox 360 Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240125031857/https://www.metacritic.com/game/capsized/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|url-status=live}}

| Edge = (PC) 8/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/capsized-review|title=Capsized Review (PC)|author=Edge staff|date=May 11, 2011|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future plc|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513021411/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/capsized-review|archivedate=May 13, 2011|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}

| EuroG = (PC) 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/download-games-roundup-review-30?page=2|title=Download Games Roundup (Page 2)|first=Kristan|last=Reed|date=May 6, 2011|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609114541/https://www.eurogamer.net/download-games-roundup-review-30?page=2|url-status=live}}

| GameRev = (X360) 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/60788-capsized-review|title=Capsized Review (X360)|first=Devin|last=Charles|date=July 8, 2013|website=GameRevolution|publisher=CraveOnline|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625032132/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/60788-capsized-review|url-status=live}}

| GSpot = (PC) 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/capsized-review/1900-6311937/|title=Capsized Review (PC)|first=Chris|last=Watters|date=May 3, 2011|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603193424/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/capsized-review/1900-6311937/|url-status=live}}

| GT = (X360) 8.3/10{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/gfq6kb/capsized-review|title=Capsized - Review (X360)|first=Rob|last=Slusser|date=July 11, 2013|website=GameTrailers|publisher=Viacom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714115819/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/gfq6kb/capsized-review|archivedate=July 14, 2013|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}

| Gamezebo = (PC) {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/capsized-review/|title=Capsized Review (PC)|first=Mike|last=Rose|date=May 23, 2011|website=Gamezebo|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603180217/https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/capsized-review/|url-status=live}}

| GameZone = (X360) 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/review-capsized-is-a-worthy-ride-held-back-by-a-few-malfunctions/|title=Review: Capsized is a worthy ride held back by a few malfunctions (X360) [date mislabeled as "July 5, 2013"]|first=Joe|last=Donato|date=July 10, 2013|website=GameZone|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714140549/http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2013/07/10/review-capsized-is-a-worthy-ride-held-back-by-a-few-malfunctions|archivedate=July 14, 2013|url-status=live|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}

| IGN = (PC) 8.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/19/capsized-review|title=Capsized Review (PC)|first=Neilie|last=Johnson|date=May 19, 2011|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120235745/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/19/capsized-review|url-status=live}}

| JXV = (PC) 15/20

| ML = (iOS) {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/capsized_review|title=Capsized+ Review|first=Nathan|last=Meunier|date=March 20, 2013|magazine=MacLife|publisher=Future US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322032923/http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/capsized_review|archivedate=March 22, 2013|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}

| OXM = (X360) 6.5/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.oxmonline.com/capsized-review|title=Capsized review|first=Mikel|last=Reparaz|magazine=Official Xbox Magazine|publisher=Future US|date=February 2012|page=72|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722202750/http://www.oxmonline.com/capsized-review|archivedate=July 22, 2013|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}

| PCGUK = (PC) 86%{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/capsized-review/|title=Capsized review (PC)|first=Dan|last=Griliopoulos|date=June 28, 2011|magazine=PC Gamer UK|publisher=Future plc|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=June 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610003311/https://www.pcgamer.com/capsized-review/|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = Metro

| rev1Score = (X360) 7/10{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2013/07/18/capsized-review-alien-exile-3885886/|title=Capsized review – alien exile (X360)|first=Roger|last=Hargreaves|date=July 18, 2013|newspaper=Metro|publisher=DMG Media|accessdate=June 8, 2023|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105155514/https://metro.co.uk/2013/07/18/capsized-review-alien-exile-3885886/|url-status=live}}

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The PC version and Capsized+ received "favorable" reviews, while the Xbox 360 version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. 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.