Slave Zero X. Biopunk world

Slave Zero X is an action hack and slash game developed by ‘Poppy Works‘ and published by ‘Ziggurat‘. Slave Zero X is said to be coming out the 21st of February 2024 on the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4 and pc. X35 Earthwalker likes to give some smaller games a chance. Slave Zero X is going for action. Let’s take a look.

Slave Zero X is set in a biopunk world. It’s Megacity S1-9. The sovereign khan is ruling out here with an iron and fleshy fist. Slave Zero X takes place 4 year prior to the events in the original story. Slave Zero X has basically living machines called slaves. These slaves are like the newest weapons and tools of war. The main star though is here making his moves. A warrior who is out to get the sovereign khan.

This warrior is the player. He’s originally not alone. There was a group of warriors who are called the guardians. They want to stop the slaves and put an end to the chaos. One of them… you know who, decides to merge with a stolen slave unit prototype. The player, Shou becomes this horrifying looking mecha who’s mission is to kill this evil ruler.

Slave Zero X is taking a slightly different approach as it’s 2.5D. So you can turn down corners and see the world rotate because of it. There’s movements in the fore and background like enemies surrounding you. This is a cool elements and can make combat seem more epic, packed and constant. Hopefully it’s used more frequently and not just for a few moments. 

Slave Zero X is hack and slash so you know what to expect. Get in there and start cutting everything that comes against you. Fight on the ground and in the air. come down with a strike and keep it going. Use combos to slay with lethal and style and if you’re really good then string together combos for maximum hacking and slashing.

We checked out some Slave Zero X gameplay and it’s what we expected. The graphical style isn’t what we wanted but it’s chosen. The action is fast but also moon jumpy. More old school, classic style but cleaner thanks to modern times and designs. You get what it says on the front of the tin. Hack and slash.

Overall Slave Zero X looks like an alright game. If you want action then Slave Zero X will give you action. We have a few questions though but they can wait. We have seen some enemy variety and it does give the signs that the game will get very difficult. One of those brutal difficulty settings games. As if you select the hardest one and the game becomes unfair. The developers ‘Poppy works’ have done a good job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker aren’t looking forward to this game but the fans of the original story definitely are. Now Slave Zero X may have living machines but they don’t make the cut with… the ‘Earth Walk!’