Archetype
By Christopher Healy,
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Multiplayer first-person shooter would earn an "M" rating.
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For older kids, maybe?
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ARCHETYPE has an incredibly sleek and polished look. The controls work very well for a first-person game. And there's a thrill to the tense immediacy of the deathmatch-style action. Fans of Halo, Gears of War, and other similar first-person shooters should revel in the massive bang-for-your-buck they'll get in this $3 app. Archetype is not, in any way, a game for kids, though. Were it a console game, it would easily have earned an "M" (mature) rating.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Release date: July 6, 2010
- Category: Action Games
- Publisher: Villain
- Version: 1.0.5
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 3.0 or later
- Last updated: August 23, 2016
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