Super Hydorah

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  • Summary: Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot em up designed to offer a challenging and memorable experience, sublimating the wisdom and richness of traditional shmup classics. The game has direct action, nostalgic art and a wide variety of unique spatial content and situations. It is hoursSuper Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot em up designed to offer a challenging and memorable experience, sublimating the wisdom and richness of traditional shmup classics. The game has direct action, nostalgic art and a wide variety of unique spatial content and situations. It is hours of intense fun, alone or with your friends, to face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance.… Expand

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. IGN Spain
    Mar 6, 2019
    80
    A great -but short- homage to the old shoot'em up classic that is as hard as it is satisfying.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Dec 1, 2018
    80
    This is an old-school 2D shooter that serves as an effective tribute to the classics while successfully managing to inject some fresh ideas of its own. Super Hydorah doesn't reinvent the side-scrolling shmup, but it does kit it out with some cool new gadgets. At $19.99 / £17.49 it's perhaps a little on the pricey side, but fans of the genre will see this as money well spent.
  3. FNintendo
    Feb 28, 2019
    80
    Super Hydorah is a fitting tribute to 16-bit era 2D shoot'em ups. Obviously, this implies a sharp difficulty level, which can become frustrating at certain moments but the game's variety when it comes to weapons and routes is a very attractive factor. What Super Hydorah amounts to is this is a marvelous 2D shooter and a very nice surprise on the Nintendo Switch catalogue.
  4. Nintendojo
    Feb 19, 2019
    75
    Overall, Super Hydorah takes the classic shmup mold and bolts on its own unique elements to produce something new and bold. Definitely give it some consideration the next time you’re strolling through the eShop.
  5. God is a Geek
    Nov 22, 2018
    70
    A solid if unspectacular entry into the shoot ‘em up stable, Super Hydorah at least provides a decent amount of bang for your buck.

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  1. abrus
    Dec 5, 2020
    9
    Super Hydorah is a slick and polished game. The controls are nice and tight, the graphics are atmospheric and suitably varied in style andSuper Hydorah is a slick and polished game. The controls are nice and tight, the graphics are atmospheric and suitably varied in style and palette, and the music is above average. I especially like the way the power up system works. You choose your weapons at the start of each level and collect other items and 'minor' power ups throughout the level. There are lots of regular checkpoints, you don't power down too badly when you die, and you have unlimited continues. Despite all this, the game is no pushover, but you do have the opportunity to learn from your failures to make incremental progress. And by your 3rd play through you will feel like a boss which is super satisfying! If you like this genre you should definitely give this game a try. It is very well made and very enjoyable to play.… Expand

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