AIPD
AIPD is a PlayStation 4 shooter game released in 2016 developed by Blazing Badger. It centers on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 4 twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, speaker, light bar, or motion input where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.2 / 10
About this game
AIPD is a PlayStation 4 shooter game centered on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD output, HDR or PS4 Pro modes, HDD streaming, surround audio, and television-distance interfaces need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include HDD installs and loading, patch version, storage space, DualShock 4 battery life, PS Camera or PS VR requirements, visual modes, frame rate, and network services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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Rhythmic score chasing with variation confined to one arena.
AIPD asks you to decide how the next wave becomes harder. Choosing between two disadvantages gradually adds hazards and stronger enemies, so chasing a score includes selecting risks you can handle rather than simply firing and dodging. Weapon heat adds another reason not to hold the trigger without thought. Direct twin-stick inputs, neon imagery and bass-heavy wave-clearing effects give the action an energetic rhythm, while local cooperation offers a welcome way to share the challenge. The different modes and custom rules nevertheless revolve around one arena. Weapon and ship combinations change the flavor, but limited unlocks and scenery cannot sustain novelty indefinitely. Best for short, repeatable scoring sessions and customized challenges, rather than players seeking an expanding campaign.
Strengths
- Chosen disadvantages create risk decisions
- Direct combat inputs
- Coherent neon and sound feedback
- Local cooperative play
Weaknesses
- A single arena layout
- Limited long-term variety and unlocks
- Awkward pointer-style menus
Who it is for: Twin-stick score-chasing enthusiasts; Local partners who enjoy custom challenges
Play notes: Based on original 2016 PS4 evidence, not a current frame-rate measurement. Five modes do not imply five separate environments.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Configuration adds variety, but one arena and limited unlocks soon expose the package's boundaries. | Reviewed | 5.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Chosen disadvantages and overheating create deliberate decisions within score chasing. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Neon imagery and bass-heavy feedback give combat a coherent rhythmic identity. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Direct combat inputs and saved variants support retries, despite an awkward pointer-style menu. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Blazing Badger
- Publisher
- Blazing Badger
- Release date
- 2016
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fast-pacedDodgePlayer versus EnvironmentLinear LevelsThird PersonReplayableLocal Co-op3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyShootingMain Story Under 10 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2016
Game gallery
Sources
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