Hive Jump
Greetings all, I’ll preface this review by saying I kickstarted this game and played it both in Early Access and once released - so feel free to note any bias as you wish. This review is being written in regards to the current state of the game as it is today when this review is written; not to what it might be or will be down the road.
The Game
Hive Jump is a simple but fun game, where you and up to three other friends can shoot some bugs! While you can play this game in singleplayer, it is the multiplayer component of Hive Jump where this game shines. The game can be played locally if you have controllers and online support is available. Notably, challenges aren’t available at this time for multiplayer - though the developers have suggested that they may make Endless mode available for multiplayer play.
– Real player with 103.6 hrs in game
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I bought this and then I played it solo for 14 hours straight, completely screwing up my sleep schedule. If I had one complaint, it would be that I wish there were more cosmetic options; there’s only four skins (five if you’re a kickstarter backer) and I can’t tell the difference between the starting skin and the last one you can unlock. I would love some armor designs that reference great classic sci-fi games, like OldCom or Doom, though I understand they can’t do perfect representations for legal reasons.
– Real player with 19.9 hrs in game
Adventure of Bears
A cheap and fun game. Not bad variant for platformer and bear lovers. The graphics are quite simple, I would like the authors to approach the issue of detail more carefully.
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
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In general, it is a decent platformer. Only the jump of the bear is unnaturally high. It feels like you’re playing as a rabbit, not a bear.
– Real player with 3.6 hrs in game
OmegaBot
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Avoid dangers and deadly obstacles by using your weapons and abilities.
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Traverse through metalic forests, destroyed futuristic cities and more.
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Go out of your way and find hidden secrets and maybe even new friends that will help you vanish the curse of the land.
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Defeat great warriors of the fallen land, who sacrifised themselves to be consumed by the corruption.
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Use strategic thinking and fast reflexes to slay these machines, but be careful, once your energy depletes you’ll become a prey.
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Fight for their weapons and powers so they can be freed from their suffering.
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Blast your way through hordes of infected machines.
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Use strategy and fast thinking, but be careful, once your energy runs out you’ll be left vulnerable
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2D Owen
This is a fun game with some variety but there is a problem:
I keep getting fatal error messages.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
My Twin Brother named Owen really enjoyed this game, hidden gem
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Gold Rush In The Oort Cloud
a strange game i’m not sure i’ve ever played something similar to it.
on one hand - a typical platformer, where you jump and shoot; but on the other hand - its space with asteroids, and their gravity where you can jump from one asteroid to another, and this gravity influences how fly your bullets - and it really makes the game special, not similar to others.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game
HIGHBLAST
Nice game..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yJLNsirro&t=1s
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
Interesting mechanics. A whimsical way to spend 10 minutes. Wish there was a working multiplayer mode, and a story mode!
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Humanless
Play as a super skilled combatant, with superhuman speed and agility. Fight against merciless demons, while dashing and jumping to dodge evil traps through carefully designed levels.
Infinite ammunition always
The focus of Humanless is on the fun of shooting and platforming. You don’t need to save the ammo of your favorite weapon: pull the trigger as much as you wish and have fun watching low resolution demons being shattered to pieces.
Fast and responsive movements on the controller that suits you best
Enemies shooting with a real intention to kill and pits of acid waiting to be jumped through will require of you a lot of dexterity. For this reason, Humanless allows you to play both on the joystick or using the keyboard and mouse.
Carefully designed levels
Each level was carefully designed and tested to be unique, fun and challenging yet fair. Checkpoints after each section ensure that your progress will never be lost.
20 Levels distributed in three episodes
Start in a devastated city, enter questionable military research labs, and attempt to finish your journey going down to the hell itself.
An elegant action platformer
No walls of text of story. No infinite repetitions of the same section of a level. In Humanless, each level is unique and brings something new, providing an experience that stays fresh throughout the whole game.
MDK 2
Three years after the release of the original MDK by Shiny Entertainment, the IP moved to developer Bioware, who threw out the run and gun gameplay of the first title in favour of a deeper action adventure approach.
The sequel changes the game mechanics in another major way by offering players the ability to hop between the three main characters of the series (Kurt Hectic, Max [formerly Bones], and Dr. Hawkins). The game is broken up into a series of stages that feature each main character doing something different. These are not optional stages either. Instead, the player controls each main character for a chunk of the level.
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
This was my first computer game I’ve ever played and it has aged extremely well. Don’t worry about not playing the first one, you can pick this game up and play it without any problem as the first game was MUCH more lax on the story side of things. This game is the definition of what it means to be a classic. As is often the case with Bioware games, the writing is fantastic with comedy being seamlessly interweaved with the high-paced action game that it is. The level designs do not lack for anything. They really make you think since every room is like its own puzzle. I remember when I was young, around 9 or 10, I would be stuck on some rooms for days before my tiny brain put together what I needed to do. This was an era before I was even aware I could google game walkthroughs, but I loved figuring everything out. The boss fights are epic, with each boss seeming like a more complex Legend of Zelda boss fight. Finally, what REALLY sets this game apart for me is the sheer amount of secrets in the game. This game is from a time when designers could throw in a secret room you accessed by stumbling across an invisible bridge over a never-ending pit or running towards a section of wall that seems slightly off-color from the rest. They reward you with items, health, or perhaps a joke room with a poorly photoshopped picture of the developers' faces over some cartoon characters. Either way, these secret rooms do not detract anything from the experience, and they’re a real treat to find. This is a game that does not hold your hand and try to steer you to progress. No, this game sits and waits for you to progress, expecting you to know what to do or to take as much time as you need to figure it out.
– Real player with 12.6 hrs in game
Nekoba RocknRoll
In 19XX, Japan’s Chiba had become a world of money and violence. You will become the Revolutionary Army warrior “Nekoba” and control the unjust battle! “Nekoba” is an expert in guerrilla warfare. Bazooka is the main weapon, but grenades and boomerangs can also be used. Can you survive?
Mission mode
We will proceed with the operation as a mercenary of the Revolutionary Army “Nekoba”. By getting the item, “Nekoba” becomes stronger. By defeating the boss and achieving a certain total score, a new stage will appear.
Trial mode
It is a mode to challenge a high score by continuing to fight for 3 minutes. Even if it is done, the next stage will be released. However, the final stage will not appear unless you get S rank or higher in the previous stages.
An action game based on the world view of the manga “Cat Bazooka” based on Kujo Emilia.
The music is “ALL TIME ROCK SHOW” by “ayato sound create” A retro rock sound fused with a retro battle action!
A slapstick action variety game set in Chiba, Japan. Thank you!
It supports Xinput and Directinput controllers, but some operations such as menu display and replay save can only be done with the keyboard.
The Japanese subtitle is not displayed properly when the Windows language setting and system locale are set to English.
Spectacular Sparky
Spectacular Sparky may very well be the best game of 2021 so far, and if you crank it up to SUPERNIGHTMARE difficulty it’s almost certainly the hardest.
Note that this review comes from the perspective of someone who played it on the highest difficulty. Normal was too easy for me as someone who loves a brutal challenge, so keep that in mind.
Sparky is what happens when you take the visuals, gameplay, and ball-busting challenge of the Genesis-era and add some modern quality of life improvements. For one, widescreen. Beautiful. Secondly, there are no lives or continues. You go back to the last checkpoint after each death, and you rarely go more than a minute without one. Deaths aren’t frustrating because it only takes a few seconds to be brought back, and the difficulty rarely feels unfair so you don’t get upset if you keep dying because you know it was your fault.
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
An absolutely fun romp to go through. Spectacular Sparky calls back to the golden age of run and gun games from the ’90s, taking inspiration from hits such as Gunstar Heroes and Metal Slug as well as some other influences from other genres of games.
It all comes together in a fun little package featuring some great characters (Sparky almost reminds me of Max from Sam & Max), some gorgeous pixel art and a head-banging soundtrack.
With it’s arcade-style structure, it shouldn’t take you too long to beat if you got the skill, but definitely go for this game if you’re into platformers, run and gunners or even SHMUPs. There’s something here for anyone to enjoy!
– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game