CounterAttack: Uprising

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It is a 3D side-scrolling shoot 'em up game in which the player's task is to reach the end of the level.

Between levels, players are given the option to equip upgrades called attachments for their ship. These upgrades can vary from speed boosts to weapon conversions. They can also affect the visual profile of the ship. As of February 2 there are over 650 attachments.

As the game progresses, more weapons and other upgrades are made available. The fighter the player starts with only has slots for 3 weapons and 3 attachments; however, more slots are unlocked as the game progresses. There is a large variety of weapons, ranging from plasma cannons to lightning guns to singularity cannons. While weapons can be equipped between levels, they are upgraded during levels. This may enhance power, projectile velocity, rate of fire, or the nature of the attack itself.

The player's ship builds up heat while firing, indicated by a cloud of smoke that emits from their ship. This heat dissipates when firing ceases. While overheating won't prevent the player from firing their weapons, they will fire more slowly. Specials, also known as bombs, are not affected by heat. Bombs use a pickup called "quantium", which is displayed at the top left of the interface as a yellow energy orb.

Main features are "weapon and ability customization, level and campaign editors, local 4-player co-op, and cross-platform online play for up to 8 players across Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Epic, and Steam (Windows/Linux/Mac)."{{cite web |title=Official CounterAttack: Uprising Website |url=https://www.counterattackuprising.com/ |website=CounterAttack: Uprising |access-date=February 3, 2025}}

The game was part of Steam's Greenlight program and was greenlit on February 25, 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiedb.com/games/counterattack/news/counterattack-has-been-greenlit |title=CounterAttack has been greenlit |date=February 25, 2016 |website=IndieDB |accessdate=February 3, 2025}} and left early access on 11 Mar, 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/451600?emclan=103582791445102115&emgid=4649359990217572000 |title=CounterAttack v1.0 Released |website=Steam |accessdate=February 3, 2025}} It was released on Xbox One on November 4, 2022{{Cite web |url=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/counterattack-uprising/9nd0qv2nqrm0 |title=CounterAttack: Uprising |website=Xbox |accessdate=February 3, 2025}} and Nintendo Switch eShop on September 28, 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/counterattack-uprising-switch/ |title=CounterAttack: Uprising |website=Nintendo |accessdate=February 3, 2025}}

As of February 2, 2025, the game has a 91% rating on Steam.{{Cite web |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/451600/CounterAttack_Uprising/#app_reviews_hash |title=CounterAttack: Uprising |website=Steam |accessdate=February 3, 2025}}

TheXboxHub.com gave the game a 4.5/5, saying "although it’s a bit of an ugly potato, CounterAttack is also an essential shmup that lovers of the genre will fall madly, deeply in love with."{{Cite web |url=https://www.thexboxhub.com/counterattack-review/ |title=CounterAttack Review |website=The Xbox Hub |date=10 December 2022 |accessdate=February 3, 2025}}

Jordam Rudek from NintendoWorldReport gave the game a 7.5/10 and wrote "Gradius-like upgrades and lots of unlockable content elevate this 'shump."{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/65162/counterattack-uprising-switch-review |title=CounterAttack: Uprising – Switch Review |website=Nintendo World Report |accessdate=February 3, 2025}}

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• {{Official website|https://www.counterattackuprising.com/}}

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