Is Extinction the Attack on Titan game fans have been waiting for? It feels like the popular anime and manga franchise was specifically designed to inspire video games – it’s got action, tower defense, and massive bosses with implausibly specific weak spots – and yet we’ve yet to get that definitive AoT game. One or two decent ones, but nothing truly great.

Extinction developer Iron Galaxy (Divekick, Killer Instinct) insist their game and Attack on Titan are “quite different,” but the influence is clear. You play as a grappling-hook-wielding warrior who defends walled cities from giant monsters who happen to be vulnerable on the back of their necks. Come on. So, does Extinction do the giant-slaying thing right, or does the game deserve to be stomped out?