The Red Star

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  • Summary: Blending the mechanics of melee based brawlers with the side-scrolling shooters of the classic console era, The Red Star updates each style with combo attacks, enemy lock-on features, and the ability to switch between the two seamlessly and on the fly. You will fight your way through 19Blending the mechanics of melee based brawlers with the side-scrolling shooters of the classic console era, The Red Star updates each style with combo attacks, enemy lock-on features, and the ability to switch between the two seamlessly and on the fly. You will fight your way through 19 stages of intense enemies with one goal in mind: take them all down. [XS Games]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    80
    An excellent and testing shooter. [June 2010, p.117]
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  2. My Gamer
    80
    The Red Star is a great game, just one that wasn’t designed for most people to get excited about.
  3. Gaming Nexus
    75
    Fans of both old school shooters and 2D beat-em-ups will fall in love with the merging of these two genre.
  4. 1UP
    75
    As a $15 game, though, The Red Star is a great deal, considering it was at one point set to release as a full-priced game. For old-school action game fans, this one's a must-download.
  5. Digital Chumps
    72
    The Red Star is a fine game, and should be played by fans of the brawler and SHMUP genres. Whether you dig up a PS2 version or get this one on PSP, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
  6. IGN
    65
    I like Streets of Rage and Ikaruga, but The Red Star only offers glimpses of gameplay that feel like those awesome titles. The boss fights are fun and I enjoyed upgrading my weapons and abilities with the points I earned, but there’s no story here, the game isn’t all that challenging, and it’s pretty mundane looking.
  7. Modojo
    60
    It's a blast to play, and probably the most fun we've had with video game Russians, outside of performing spinning piledrivers with Zangief.

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  1. JackMcloed
    Aug 4, 2022
    9
    Really decent game. Definitely a lesser known hit. Challenging but not cheap and the pacing is good, levels don't go on too long.

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#30 Best PSP Game of 2010
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#44 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2010