But Trace's findings were ridiculed by the scientific community, who shunned him, leading them to start calling him "Athetos" (Greek for "without place"). Trace then remembers that the explosion on Earth turned him crippled and blind, but allowed him to see things from a new perspective and formulate a new, revolutionary theory regarding the laws of physics. He awakens in the alien world of Sudra, where Elsenova, one of the Rusalki, giant war machines remaining from the Sudran civilization, asks for his help to stop Athetos, a mad scientist who destroyed the Sudrans long ago.Īs Trace explores Sudra in order to restore power to Elsenova and the other remaining Rusalki in preparation to confront Athetos, he discovers that he and Athetos are the same person. Trace is a scientist on Earth who works in a laboratory when a frozen pressure valve causes an explosion that knocks him out. The gameplay borrows elements from classic games such as Metroid, Contra, Blaster Master, and Bionic Commando, among others.
The game focuses on action and exploration, and features over 60 items and power-ups. A Nintendo Switch version was released in October 2017.Īxiom Verge is a side-scroller action-adventure game where the player controls Trace, a scientist who, after suffering a crippling injury, wakes up in an ancient and high-tech world. The Wii U and Xbox One versions were released in North America and Europe in September 2016.Ī PlayStation 4 version was released in North America in March 2015 and in April 2015 in Europe and Australia.
A PlayStation Vita version was released in April 2016. The game was originally released in March and April 2015 for PlayStation 4, and May 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux. Game Review Axiom Verge is a Metroidvania video game developed by Thomas Happ.