Atomic Heart Review

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Atomic Heart gives quite the first impression. Major Sergei Nechaev makes his way through a highly advanced, floating city shortly before the release of Kollektiv 2.0, the second major version of the network that connects and controls all the not at all unsettling robots that help build and maintain the place. It’s a lengthy sequence that looks gorgeous and idyllic, at least until Kollektiv 2.0 actually launches and all the robots immediately start slaughtering everyone, to the inexplicable surprise of literally everyone who hasn’t ever so much as glanced at a science fiction novel.

That’s right, it’s robopocalypse time and they are really not here to play around. After a few more cutscenes that will delight and make you swear in shock in equal measure, you’ll find yourself inside a facility that’s just a little bit dangerous. First there’s the humanoid robots – think Sonny from I, Robot – completely ignoring self-preservation and sprinting directly at you, where they’ll do a showy flip kick to knock you off your feet. Also, some of them can open their face to fire lasers at you. Shotgun one of these and it’ll be knocked back for a second or two from the impact before resuming its sprint at you, as unfazed by the new hole in its chest as it is by the slashes from your melee weapon.

These things would be terrifying in their own right, but they’re joined by quirky smaller robots and are then surpassed by a gaggle of other, less humanoid bots, like the gigantic drill worm that is turning the building into swiss cheese or the one that turns into a ball to crush things. These giant robot bosses are fantastic and pretty challenging if you’re not careful with resources, though they can be a little hard to keep track of with them