Bullet Hell. A common accolade and complaint leveled at the Shoot ’em Up genre games (sometimes called SHUMPs by people with an affinity for acronyms). Plenty of games have paved the way in the years since the days of Spacewar! and Space Invaders. The game type usually has two pillars that every game that aspires to the genre must follow: the player must shoot as many enemy units as possible while avoiding sizable return fire or numerous obstacles. I’ve played...
Have you ever wanted to shoot things from a space craft AND sing Call Me Maybe at the same time? It wasn’t until recently I found out I indeed HAVE had that need, which is why I am reviewing Symphony by Empty Clip Studios. Symphony took home two awards from the Indie Game Challenge, and from what I gathered from the one screenshot I saw, was that it was a game about music somehow, and looked like an arcade-style shooter – apparently I am a very good journalist. So I...
Your Xbox friends talked about it, you played it, you loved it, but you weren’t able to actually own it! It was about time that the PSN got some love too from a great Shoot ’em up game, Sine Mora is finally coming to the PSN. Arguably one of the greatest Shoot ’em Up indie games to come to this console generation, Sine Mora is the genre-defining creation of Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture. Using laser spray, bullet-time madness, insane power-ups...
Rising Star Games has graced fans of the shoot ’em up genre with a new trailer of their upcoming gem, Akai Katana. This classic arcade-style horizontal shooter is going to dazzle and inspire many sleepless nights among the community. Cave, known for their long tradition of beautiful and intense installments (DoDonPachi, DeathSmiles) have once again brought our attention to what made gaming great in the first place. Let the battle begin.
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