Star Ghost

 Switch
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. FNintendo
    Dec 10, 2017
    70
    Star Ghost is a simple shoot'em up with a twist that brings a high quality soundtrack and some very polished elements to the Nintendo Switch catalogue. While it would be good to have online leaderboards, Star Ghost will satisfy the fans of the shoot'em up genre.
  2. Switch Player
    Feb 20, 2018
    60
    Star Ghost is a great example of a simple idea executed well. It’s very easy to pick up and play and does feel very rewarding. As a portable-only game, you can probably add a little onto the score, but as a console experience, it just doesn’t have enough to keep you occupied for too long. It’s a good game, it’s just not anything you absolutely have to own.
  3. Cubed3
    Feb 12, 2018
    60
    For the low cost of £7.99, this is a decent little addition to any Nintendo Switch owner's indie library, and perfect for a quick bash here and there. It captures the same simplistic addictiveness as Flappy Bird, but has the same flaws. It's repetitive and gets boring very quickly, so it's a real shame this new Nintendo Switch version of Star Ghost couldn't offer up new features.

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. JWIsenhour
    May 10, 2018
    8
    This game is awesome for what it is: simple, engaging, brutal, and addictive. Any more description wouldn't do the game justice, but it's aThis game is awesome for what it is: simple, engaging, brutal, and addictive. Any more description wouldn't do the game justice, but it's a one-button, randomly generated space shooter with permadeath. You won't be talking about it in five years, but you should definitely buy it if you can get it for a good price.… Full Review »
  2. ENERGONX
    Mar 14, 2018
    8
    This is game is flappy in the space .this game is very simple but so funny anda adictive for me.
  3. TheFlannelFox
    Nov 30, 2017
    7
    Did Asteroids and Flappy Bird have a baby?

    Star Ghost is a 2d side scrolling Shoot em’ up where you control your vertical position by    Did Asteroids and Flappy Bird have a baby?

    Star Ghost is a 2d side scrolling Shoot em’ up where you control your vertical position by thrusting up with the A button. While the shooting is on auto, you can use the left joystick to aim up or down, but honestly it barely alters the path of your projectiles so this feels like a one button game. Which is sort of insane that it has only come to Wii U and Switch, because it would be perfect for iOS or Android platforms.

    The levels are procedurally generated but stick to a similar pattern per level which allows you to learn the general characteristics of each world, but keeps it fresh for each playthrough. As you soar through space you’ll be aiming be placing yourself into the line of fire and trying to hover there by quickly thrusting to maintain your altitude. Which is a bit rough at the beginning but you quickly develop into a fine pilot as the one button works well with the game's level design.

    While dodging and shooting enemies you’ll also be seeking out pickups, because they make all the difference in Star Ghost. Health, bullet spread upgrades, increased fire rate pickups, if acquired in short succession can make you a force to be reckoned with. But pilot beware...These pickups are not permanent and run out on a timer at the bottom of the screen. Losing all of your upgrades can bump you back down to starting power, so be careful. Because like the arcade classics Star Ghost was inspired by, you start fresh from the beginning when you die, with only your place on the leader board as your trophy.

    As I kept blasting my way through hordes of alien adversaries, I kept feeling bogged down by the control scheme. With all these buttons on my Switch and so little of them being taken advantage of. Having the left joystick staring at me while using the A button to flap up and down, gave me the feeling of trying to run underwater. Under utilizing such a wonderful piece of hardware doesn’t make it feel great on the Switch, it feels like a mobile game that was ported over.

    Star Ghost is an enjoyable arcade shmup that has a solid but incredibly simple foundation. While the advanced shmup fans should give this one a pass, this would be a nice entry point for newcomers to the genre who are looking to give it another go.

    Be sure to watch my video review at YouTube channel TheFlannelFox    … Full Review »
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