Developer/Publisher: winknowgames
THE PREMISE
Starting in space you battle your way thru the various layers of the atmosphere, working your way down to the planet and then attempt to make it to the planet's core. The is a 2D vertically scrolling shooter with platform and some puzzle solving thrown in for good measure.
THE GAME
Your lasers double as your retros. As you progressDeveloper/Publisher: winknowgames
THE PREMISE
Starting in space you battle your way thru the various layers of the atmosphere, working your way down to the planet and then attempt to make it to the planet's core. The is a 2D vertically scrolling shooter with platform and some puzzle solving thrown in for good measure.
THE GAME
Your lasers double as your retros. As you progress downward you can either land on the many platforms, or shoot them and continue downward, being careful to avoid asteroids and the like. You can destroy them with your lasers, and indeed must if you are to progress. Destroy platforms that is. Also floating in space are what look like gold coins. What they're doing in space is not explained.
Along the sides of the screen you will see doors with platforms under them. Be sure not to destroy the platforms before you go inside. Some doors require a key to enter. As you descend you will come across Blockades. You destroy the locks on either side with your laser to proceed, but things then ramp up considerably, with hordes of things to destroy and coins to collect.
MYSTERY CUBES
Inside each room is at least one small cube. Shooting it a few times will unlock a gift which will descend down to you. This appears to be all random as far as what you get. A power-up. A Key. Extra Lives. Increased Health. Some crazy add-ons to your ship that make strange noises. So far that's a sample of what I've found inside. When you see a cube floating above a Blockade be sure not to destroy the Blockade before you shoot open the box, because if you do your ship will descend out of range of the mystery goody.
SOUND EFFECTS
Goofy and a lot of fun.
CONTROLS
You can choose to use a Controller or Keyboard. I use my Logitech Xbox 360 Controller, which works fine.
A Button = Laser
X Button = Jump
Y and X Buttons = various power-ups.
When you find a new weapon or power-up inside a cube you will be told via text which Button or Key activates it.
WACKY BUT COOL INTERFACE
You don't use your mouse. That would be too expected. When you start a game move your ship over to the broken elevator and jump up and shoot the elevator button with your laser. That opens the door. You enter and the game's on.
You pause, not by hitting the P key. How mundane that would be. You press Escape instead. That's where you will find such things as Continue and Save and Exit. Say you wish to continue. You move your ship and shoot the word Continue. It then falls to the floor. You move down to it and shoot it again, and a continuing you will go.
SOUND EFFECTS
If you hear the sound of glass breaking then your ship has been hit. Too many hits and you will hear "oh" exclaimed in a rather humorous manner. I've had some things added on to my ship that make some truly odd noises.
VISUAL CUES Life Bar and such
In the upper left will be a series of Hearts. That's your Life Bar. The more hearts the better. If you have additional ships they will be displayed beneath the Hearts. In the upper right is your score, I guess, represented by x and then a number. It goes up with each coin you collect. I've reached as high as x486. Also on the right is a Life Bar as well, but that's for the end bosses. It's empty most of the time, but when it suddenly fills up then the end of level boss battle has arrived. I can get past the first one no problem, but the second, Space Station Hope, is much harder. I haven't figured it out yet, although I can now last much longer by moving left and right in a pattern opposite to the pattern of the first and third waves of enemy fire.
NEGATIVES
The interface between the game and the Steam Client denies you the ability to take screenshots. I also could not capture play footage.
THE POSITIVES
Everything else!
CONCLUSION
This game is highly addictive and a lot of fun. If you like retro style 2D vertical scrolling shooters, you'll like this one too. Highly recommend!… Collapse
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