When comparing Neon Shadow vs Space Marshals, the Slant community recommends Space Marshals for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Space Marshals is ranked 47th while Neon Shadow is ranked 72nd. The most important reason people chose Space Marshals is:
Space Marshals has a loot reward system where in after the player completes a level, depending on how high their rank is for completion allows for a loot reward of corresponding level.
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Pros
Pro Diverse multiplayer allows you to easily play locally or online with friends
Neon Shadow supports local area network multiplayer as well as online multiplayer support for death-match play.
Pro Familiar and classic FPS and arena gameplay that is easy to understand
Core gameplay mechanics are of old-school first person shooter. Players move room to room finding objects called nodes to shoot before being allowed to leave to the next room. While trying to find the node players will of course be facing off against AI controlled enemies.
Pro Great controller support that allows a wide selection of different controllers to work
Neon Shadow has built in HID controller support, SHIELD Games support and MOGA controller support. So no matter what type of Android controller you own, it should work out of the box.
Pro Anyone can pick up the game and figure out the intuitive touch controls
There is no jump button, reload button or an interaction button, keeping the touch controls interface quite simple. Left side of the screen moves the player, right side looks around, and there is a fire button. This makes the controls simple to understand and use.
Pro Varied powerful weapons keeps the gameplay entertaining
Each weapon in game gives a sense of differentiating power. There is a good selection of guns that all have different shooting abilities and power. Each one allows the player to feel as though they are well equipped for the task at hand.
Pro Tablet split screen same device multiplayer allows 2 players to easily play on a single device
Neon Shadow allows 2 players to play multiplayer on a single tablet device using split screen. Controllers would be ideal for this.
Pro Loot reward system
Space Marshals has a loot reward system where in after the player completes a level, depending on how high their rank is for completion allows for a loot reward of corresponding level.
Pro Stealth-centric
Space marshals gameplay is built around stealth gameplay where the play sneaks around pre rendered stages trying to complete set mission requirements. There are rocks that can be used for distracting enemies as well as plenty of weapons including grenades.
Pro Controller support
Space Marshals has built in HID and Nvidia Shield controller support.
Cons
Con Shallow gameplay
While the story and game mechanics are serviceable one has to wonder how much better the game could have been if more attention was focused on these areas during development.
Con Touch controls not as accurate as they need to be
Twin stick shooter style game do not often control great with touch screens due to the lack of tactile feedback, while Pixelbite tries to mitigate this issue as much as possible, it is still a problem in some places.