A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
Super XYX, published by EastAsiaSoft, is a ridiculous, fluidly fast vertical eye-scorcher of a shooter. This ten-dollar action-heavy download is impressive for two main reasons. First, its visual fidelity never gets old and remains consistently awesome throughout. Secondly, with just a little practice, you’ll be thinking to yourself “how I am still alive” with so […]
Published by EastAsiaSoft, Tiny Pixels Vol. 1 – Ninpo Blast provides a ton of high-quality shooter gameplay for only five dollars. This vertical shooter is specifically designed to grow with the player. Like a roguelite, each stage, enemy placement, and boss is randomized. Being honest, when I first started playing, this game made me angry […]
A retro-inspired vertical shooter, Retaliate might look like some sort of Space Invaders clone by glancing at the gameplay trailer. While retro in design, there one main gimmick and numerous modes to separate itself from other shmups. Retaliate relies on both strategy and reaction because ammo is finite. To shoot at the throngs of enemies, […]
Released by ININ and Mobius, the Over Horizon X Steel Empire compilation is a quality collection of shooters released with an appealing price point. The timing is a little odd, considering that Steel Empire was recently re-released as a standalone download on Switch, making this newly bundled version a better value with the inclusion of […]
A vertical shooter published by EastAsiaSoft, Nephenthesys is a challenging and speedy shmup. In fact, the speed is too fast! Each playable ship, each with their own shot-type, all control the same. Meaning, the speed in which they move is so fast, each death is usually by accident, making it easy to bump into bullets […]
With a title that looks like a cat stepped on the keyboard, this 2D horizontal shooter has a bright art style, a ton of action, and a constantly leveling system. There is a lot to like although it isn’t perfect. Playing as an anime astronaut trying to retrieve stolen gems from aliens, it is your […]
A vertical shooter with a leveling upgrade system, Astro Flame: Starfighter is a Sometimes You published $10 digital download. The gimmick of this shmup comes from the upgrading system. Each defeated enemy drops material that can be collected and then spent to unlock and upgrade numerous ship parts. Besides making the basic firepower cause more […]
Ray’z Arcade Chronology contains a trilogy of Taito shooters from the mid-90s: Raystorm, RayCrisis, and RayForce, The porting wizards at M2 have put their stamp of quality on this compilation as all three games retain their original magic while adding modern features for 2023 players. When I first started my stream, embedded in this article, […]
For a $5 shooter, Feeble Light is an outstanding value. It is a fun, little shmup that doesn’t take itself too seriously but will easily please both casual and dedicated players. Made by a small team and published by EastAsiaSoft, you control a tiny ship as you need to blast enemies and avoid hazards. This […]
This week, me and Gillman try out CounterAttack, a schmup with two gimmicks – there are over 500 parts to customized and there is online/local co-op. This is a simple, quick stream to demonstrate some gameplay.
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