{{Short description|2014 video game}} {{Infobox video game | collapsible = | state = | italic title = | title = Astebreed | image = AstebreedImg.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | developer = Edelweiss | publisher = Edelweiss (PC Physical)<br/>Playism | series = | engine = | platforms = {{ubl|Microsoft Windows|PlayStation 4|Nintendo Switch}} | released = '''Microsoft Windows'''{{vgrelease|JP|31 December 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getchu.com/sp/soft.phtml?id=796646|script-title = ja:アスタブリード（えーでるわいす）|website=getchu.com|publisher=Getchu|date=2013-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xzsbMtcfXc|script-title = ja:アスタブリード 完成版 PV|website=youtube.com|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-12-21}}</ref>|WW|30 May 2014}}'''PlayStation 4'''{{vgrelease|JP|19 March 2015|WW|25 June 2015}}'''Nintendo Switch'''{{vgrelease|WW|8 November 2018}} | genre = Action, shoot 'em up | modes = | director = | producer = | designer = | programmer = | artist = | writer = | composer = | arcade system = }}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Astebreed'''''|アスタブリード|Asutaburīdo||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is an action shoot 'em up 3D video game developed by Edelweiss and published by Playism for Microsoft Windows in May 2014, for PlayStation 4 in March 2015, and for the Nintendo Switch in November 2018.<ref name=switch>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/astebreed-switch|title=Astebreed for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details|website=nintendo.com|publisher=Nintendo|access-date=2018-11-12}}</ref>
==Gameplay== thumb|left|Windows version screenshot. {{Expand section|date=November 2020}} ''Astebreed'' is an action shoot 'em up game. The player controls a mech with several attack options being that of a blade attack, a blade dash attack, a spread shot of 'bullets', two different lock-on functions, and a special "ex-attack". The various attacks are also the means by which the player defends either by canceling out enemy projectiles using the main gun or sword, or by using the sword dash attack to dodge.
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==Reception== {{Video game reviews |MC = PC: 86/100<ref name="MCpcA">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/astebreed/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Astebreed for PC Reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728172151/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/astebreed|archive-date=2020-07-28|url-status=live}}</ref><br />PS4: 82/100<ref name="MCps4A">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/astebreed/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Astebreed for PlayStation 4 Reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=June 25, 2015|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123095940/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/astebreed|archive-date=2020-01-23|url-status=live}}</ref> |4P = 83%<ref name="4PPCA">{{cite web|last=Wöbbeking|first=Jan|url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/35877/80603/0/Astebreed.html|title=Test: Astebreed (Arcade-Action)|work=4Players|publisher=Computec|date=July 10, 2014|access-date=2021-02-06|lang=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201050602/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/35877/80603/0/Astebreed.html|archive-date=2018-02-01|url-status=live}}</ref> |Destruct = 9.5/10<ref name="DestructPCA">{{cite web|last=Burleson|first=Kyle MacGregor|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-astebreed-275197.phtml|title=Review: Astebreed - A slice of bullet heaven|work=Destructoid|publisher=Enthusiast Gaming|date=May 31, 2014|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507130948/https://www.destructoid.com/review-astebreed-275197.phtml|archive-date=2019-05-07|url-status=live}}</ref> |EuroG = 8/10<ref name="EuroGPCA">{{cite web|last=Parkin|first=Simon|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-07-astebreed-review|title=Astebreed review - Bullet belle|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206091152/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-07-astebreed-review|archive-date=2020-12-06|url-status=live}}</ref> |Fam = 32/40<ref name="FamPS4A">{{cite magazine|last1=Maru|first1=Bun Bun|last2=Ashida|first2=Jigoro|last3=Deluxe|first3=Tsutsumi|last4=Kushida|first4=Namco|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/30699/reviews/|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: アスタブリード (PS4)|magazine=Famitsu|issue=1374|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|date=April 16, 2015|access-date=2021-02-06|lang=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628174003/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/30699/reviews/|archive-date=2019-06-28|url-status=live}}</ref> |GameZone = 8.5/10<ref name="GameZonePS4A">{{cite web|last=Splechta|first=Mike|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/astebreed-review-juml/|title=Astebreed Review - The stylish PC shmup makes its way to PS4|work=GameZone|publisher=GameZone Online, LLC|date=July 2, 2015|access-date=2020-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709022429/https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/astebreed-review-juml/|archive-date=2015-07-09|url-status=live}}</ref> |NLife = 7/10<ref name="NLifeNSA">{{cite web|last=Reseigh-Lincoln|first=Dom|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/neogeo/magician_lord|title=Astebreed Review (Switch eShop) - The old breed|work=Nintendo Life|publisher=Nlife Media|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317074052/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/astebreed|archive-date=2020-03-17|url-status=live}}</ref> |PSQ = 8/10<ref name="PSQps4A">{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Phil|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/astebreed|title=Astebreed Review (PS4) - X-cellent times|work=Push Square|publisher=Gamer Network|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223125606/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/astebreed|archive-date=2020-02-23|url-status=live}}</ref> |USG = 5/5<ref name="USGPCA">{{cite web|last=Davison|first=Pete|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/astebreed-pc-review-stunning-shmup-action|title=Astebreed PC Review: Stunning Shmup Action|work=USgamer|publisher=Gamer Network|date=June 6, 2014|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920001234/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/astebreed-pc-review-stunning-shmup-action|archive-date=2020-09-20|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev1 = ''3DJuegos'' |rev1Score = 8.5/10<ref name="3DJPCA">{{cite web|last=Bella|first=Jesús|url=https://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/analisis/19824/0/astebreed/|title=Análisis de Astebreed. Disparos manganime|work=3DJuegos|publisher=Webedia|date=July 3, 2014|access-date=2021-02-06|lang=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207042403/https://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/analisis/19824/0/astebreed/|archive-date=2018-02-07|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Oprainfall'' |rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="ORPCA">{{cite web|last=Stiles|first=Nathan|url=http://operationrainfall.com/2014/06/24/review-astebreed/|title=REVIEW: Astebreed|publisher=Oprainfall|date=June 24, 2014|access-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825072540/http://operationrainfall.com/2014/06/24/review-astebreed/|archive-date=2019-08-25|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev3 = ''Vandal'' |rev3Score = 8.7/10<ref name="VandalPCA">{{cite web|last=Nafria|first=Ramón|url=https://vandal.elespanol.com/analisis/pc/astebreed/24630#p-13|title=Análisis de Astebreed (PC) - Hablamos de uno de los mejores matamarcianos que ha aparecido en los últimos tiempos|work=Vandal|publisher=El Español|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=2021-02-07|lang=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207012509/https://vandal.elespanol.com/analisis/pc/astebreed/24630|archive-date=2021-02-07|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
''Astebreed'' received positive reception from critics since its release.
==See also== * ''Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin'' - an action role-playing and simulation game developed by Edelweiss.
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* {{Official website|http://edelweiss.skr.jp/works/astebreed/}} * [http://publishing.playism.jp/astebreed ''Astebreed''] at Playism
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