Space Marshals 3
Campy, violent space Western is pay as you go.
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Space Marshals 3
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Space Marshals 3 is a sci-fi-themed shooter available for download on Android and iOS mobile devices. The game is a comedic "space Western," with players taking on the role of one of the titular Space Marshals as they try to bring back law and order to a planet that's been overrun by criminal gangs and invading aliens. Violence is core to the gameplay, with players engaging in wild gunfights, tossing explosives, or even stealthily sneaking up and knocking out foes. Some blood is occasionally shown on-screen, but there's never any graphic gore. Parents should note that while the opening act of the game is free to play, continuing with the story or taking part in extra bounties requires players to make separate, à la carte purchases to open up further content.
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What’s It About?
Polish those badges, strap on those holsters, and answer the call to action in SPACE MARSHALS 3. This tactical top-down shooter drops players like you back into the boots of Marshal Burton as he and the rest of the Artemis' crew of misfit marshals return home after a particularly long mission away. Things aren't the way you left them, though. The local Space Marshal outpost has been abandoned and the planet has been overrun by all manner of criminal gangs and alien invaders. So what's any self-respecting lawperson supposed to do in that situation? Why, grab the nearest gun and dish out some good ol'-fashioned deep-space justice, of course. You can choose to use a stealth approach, sneaking around while using cover and silenced weapons to catch the enemy unaware. Or maybe you'll hack nearby defenses or trick various factions into turning on one another. And if all else fails, you can go in guns blazing with a hail of bullets and grenades, leaving a swath of destruction in your wake in this episodic tale of law and disorder sure to scratch that itchy trigger finger.
Is It Any Good?
Space is often thought of as the last unexplored frontier, so it's easy to imagine it as a sort of sci-fi version of the Old West. Space Marshals 3, as with the previous Space Marshals games, leans heavily into this setup, delivering on the classic cowboy adventure with a fun (and funny) futuristic twist. While the game doesn't have the deepest plot, its tongue-in-cheek humor is mixed well together with its storytelling to deliver an entertaining yet bite-sized tale that's easy to digest.
Where Space Marshals 3 starts to shoot blanks is in its gameplay. The touchscreen controls seem intuitive and easy to use, but their responsiveness leaves a lot to be desired. It's bad enough that it often feels like the movement is slow and sluggish; it's even worse when your thumbs slide slightly out of position in the heat of battle, causing even more movement malfunctions. But the biggest issue with the game probably comes with the high bounty one needs to pay to play the full experience. The early parts of the game are free to try, but to get into the game proper, players need to buy each of the three chapters à la carte at five bucks a pop or via a bundle that shaves a couple of extra dollars off. While episodic games are nothing new, here it feels instead like you're stuck with an installment plan for a complete game.
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App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPad, Android
- Pricing structure: Free to try
- Release date: October 27, 2020
- Category: Action Games
- Topics: Adventures, Robots, Space and Aliens
- Publisher: Pixelbite
- Version: 3.1.3
- Minimum software requirements: Requires iOS 13.0 or higher; Android 7.0 and up
- Last updated: October 11, 2022
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