BULLET PARTY
This is a seemingly straightforward schmup on the surface but it’s just as much a puzzle game. Levels fly at you thick & fast, and you sometimes have just seconds to destroy all the enemies onscreen. However the visuals, whilst retro, are clearly defined & even though you will perish (many times!) it never feels annoying as you get put back in again, forcing you to think quickly & remember what worked & what didn’t.
Kind of unique among the many twin stick shooters out there, and great value. Even the pulsing soundtrack is effective. Get it!
– Real player with 10.5 hrs in game
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BULLET PARTY is obviously a bullet hell game. A very hellish bullet game at that.
CONS
1. Gets very hard very easily, but this is to be expected. Bullet hell game after all. (Still annoying.)
2. No level editor. I feel like a level editor would REALLY make this game, especially if you could upload your levels and others could play theeem……………………
1. Very fun experience, with lots of levels.
2. Very fun with friends.
FINAL VERDICT
BULLET PARTY is a very fun game as you can tell. The game can be annoying at times, but it’s worth the money.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Cheer and Track
Great mechanics, great game, it had some really good pros, but no flaws at all. Character models are just amazing, artwork is stunning and my friend was able to play with me online. 10/10
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
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Blazing Chrome
Let’s state the obvious - Blazing Chrome is a great game. It’s a good Contra clone and it clearly took inspiration from Contra Hard Corps, but also Shatterhand and maybe a little from Metal Slug. It’s NOT a perfect Contra clone and not ideal run’n’gun game, but it’s great in its own terms. To understand what I have in mind I’ll have to be pretty nitpicky. I’ll go into details why it would or wouldn’t interest you, and while we’re at it, look at it from perspective gaming was 30 years ago. I can’t give straight answer no matter how hard I’m trying to break it, because the game is awesome, yet has some quirks that might make you wanna drop it whether you’re Contra fan, you were born with mouse in your right hand or you like Contra hard, which doesn’t mean much today anyway.
– Real player with 17.2 hrs in game
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Note: I received a key from the publisher.
My introduction to JoyMasher took place years ago through a game called Oniken. It’s a retro platformer in the style of games from the 8 bit era. Most of the game involves melee combat, but there’s one mission that plays more like Contra. After playing that mission I remember wishing JoyMasher would create an entire run and gun style game. That wish finally came true with the release of Blazing Chrome.
Blazing Chrome is run and gun that draws inspiration from several classic series. In addition to the obvious similarities to Contra, there are close range melee attacks like Metal Slug, and mechs that aren’t unlike Mega Man X’s Ride Armor. Although the influences are easy to see, the end product is a game that feels more like an original creation than an attempt at cloning any of those games. Fans of Oniken will, no doubt, be happy to see that there are several references to it as well.
– Real player with 15.5 hrs in game
Star Drift Evolution
Before you start reading the great wall of text: there is a FREE Demo of the game that you can download to see if you can run it (or if you just like it or not). I’ve got a friend who’s got a laptop with integrated graphics, and he was able to run this around 30-40 fps. Now, onto important stuff.
First off, here are the racing games I’ve played before Star Drift Evolution:
-Dirt 4 and Dirt 2.0
-WRC 7 and 8
-Forza Horizon 5 and Motorsport 6
-Distance
-Assetto Corsa and Competizione
-Project Cars 1 and 2
– Real player with 361.9 hrs in game
Simply the best of top down racers.
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Awesome driving and drifting feeling.
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Skill based despite its cute looks.
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Many cars. Brilliant 10 point system distributed between topspeed, acceleration, grip and downforce. There are no best car, just best suited for different tracks (except for the Firetruck and other goofy vehicles).
*Lots of varying tracks. Short, long, bumpy, tarmac, sand, ice, you name it. I personally like the short bumpy circuit tracks best.
Fun career mode, that keeps you coming back trying to improve your laptime.
– Real player with 129.0 hrs in game