This Means Warp Review

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The best part of any Star Trek episode is when the Enterprise comes under attack. As phased weapon blasts slam against the hull of Star Fleet’s finest, chaos ensues. Hapless red shirts are sent flying as electronics explode, denizens of the bridge stumble from side to side, and Scotty complains about not having enough power. Now, imagine an entire game based around that one moment of madness and you have This Means Warp.

This Means Warp is a management rogue-lite in which you and three crewmates are responsible for your very own spaceship. Your mission is simple, to do space battle with an armada of alien vessels. But don’t worry, you’ll be taking on your enemy strictly one at a time. Viewed from a top-down perspective, you and your chums must load and operate your ship’s laser cannons, repair holes ripped in the hull, and venture out on spacewalks to retrieve valuable items. As you defeat each enemy you’ll gain a host of handy items and boosts; new fancy cannons, mine launchers, robot repair units, and anti-missile lasers amongst others.

The sheer breadth and variety of boosts and bonuses on offer are impressive, after a few missions your once humble space freight will be an impressive space killer instead. That is until you come up against something bigger and badder than you, sending you back to the beginning again. This being a rogue-lite, you’ll lose all of your hard-won gear, other than a few permanent stat boosts to aid you on your next run.

It’s your standard rogue-lite experience then, albeit with co-op. Playing with your chums is a vital part of the experience and is also absolutely hilarious. It’s all too easy during an attack for a mate to get sucked out into space, screaming as they disappear into the black