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Intrusion 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2012

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Quick resume

"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

Global score

90/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Shooter, Platform

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    Pros

    • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
    • Unique physics-based mechanics
    • Nostalgic retro style and soundtrack
    • Memorable boss fights
    • Single developer achievement

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Lack of multiplayer or co-op
    • Minimal story and character development
    • Some control and technical issues
    • Repetitive level design

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report replaying multiple times and enjoying long sessions, though some find the game short and finish quickly."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "High tension and challenge dominate; not primarily a relaxation or flow experience."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Minimal narrative; story is unnecessary and mostly absent."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration, Expression.

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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Last update: 30/04/2026