Phantom Beasts - Redemption
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Phantom Beasts is a side-scrolling action game in 2.5D that mixes the fast-paced combat of the ‘shoot’em up’ genre with the emotion of training powerful creatures in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future.
You’ll take on the role of Hunter, a man who makes a living as a gun for hire in the streets of Saint Petersburg, Florida, in 2059. After his last job ended up being a complete mess, this ex law enforcer is compelled to confront a traumatic event from his past that has to do with the Phantom Beast phenomenon. There’s not a clear story about its origins, but most people think that these creatures are linked to the most recent nuclear disaster.
To fulfill his new mission, Hunter will dive into the most hellish neighborhoods of the city and face dangerous mutant gants and other Phantom Beasts trainers, as well as the corporate forces who will try to stop him from discovering the truth. Be ready to bash some heads with your gun and the help of your new feral companions!
Key features
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Fight in fast-paced and intense gory gunplay battles
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Get to cover! In your street scuffles, finding cover, hiding and gaining your enemies’ backs will be essential to survive
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Train unique Phantom Beasts, each with their own special abilities, strengths and weaknesses. The stronger your bond with them, the more powerul skills you’ll have access to!
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Gain experience and use it to unlock new upgrades in a skill tree with three branches: Hunter, Mercenary and Beast Connection
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Discover the secrets behind the cyberpunk dystopia of St Petersburg in an intriguing, dark story, where scheming corporations pull all the strings
Trailer Music Credits:
Royalty Free Music from Bensound.
“Stealth Music” by Jake Embleton.
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Planet Cracker
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Good things:
It is quite ok for a school project.
Bad things:
In 15 minutes you will see everything that this game has to offer. Every few levels you get an weapon upgrade but these upgrades stop at level 8. After that you only get more and more things to shoot at appear at the same time on the screen. I was able to get to level 16 and it was ridiculous. The game was throwing 8-10 objects at the same time and they do bonce off from one another so there are many object going straight down to make you lose instead of bouncing from left to right like in the first 12 levels.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
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SpinZap
SpinZap is a challenging game in classic arcade style. Use your reflexes, dexterity and boss skills to conquer 81 levels of circle zapping madness.
Your task is to steer the spinning circles using various control methods, such as halting, reversing and skipping forward, in order to find a clear path to fire at the plasma ball hiding at the center of the circles. Hit the plasma ball enough times before the time runs out to win the level. Failure to do so results in your cannon being instantly blown up in retaliation.
Depending on how quickly and cleanly you finished the job, you are awarded one, two or three stars upon completion of each level.
The full version of the game spans nine worlds, each world containing nine levels and its own theme song to set the mood.
SpinZap starts off very easy, but grows harder for every world you conquer. In the end, you will need nerves of steel, perfect control and excellent timing to get the highest possible score.
Single-player vs co-op mode
SpinZap was originally designed as a single-player game, but has turned out to be a lot of fun to play in local co-op mode and in ”Remote Play Together” mode. All controllers are active in parallel, letting each player contribute to the team’s successes (or failures) in the best way for each level. Note that there are no differences between the single-player and co-op modes - in fact, they are the same mode.
Control options
Keyboard and joypad / joystick controls are supported. Only keys or buttons are used to play the game. When playing alone, using the keyboard or an arcade stick is highly recommended. Using a joypad in single player mode is possible, but can be regarded as self-punishment, or the equivalent of a self-chosen difficulty level “insane”. When playing cooperatively, joypads work verk well since each participating player only has to worry about their part.
Resolutions and aspect ratios
The game supports a wide range of aspect ratios, making it suitable for ultra-wide and ultra-tall display setups (provided that the GPU and its drivers support such configurations).
Demo
Remember to try the demo to get a hands-on understanding of what the game is about, and how well it plays on your system and with your controller setup.
Warning
This game contains circular rotating patterns which may make it unsuitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitive conditions. Player discretion is advised.
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Toi
A new planet has been discovered, go through the three areas and conquer the planet Go through the 3 areas. forest area, sea area and volcano area, conquer the planet TOI for your Empire.
*shmup vertical
*linear phases with well-worked difficulty
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12 Stages
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11 Bosses
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Original Soundtrack
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3 Areas.
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Power ups
ALLTYNEX Second
Alltynex Second is the first chapter in “The Tale of Alltynex”, the game is also a remake of the original FM TOWN: ALLTYNEX, just bought from the 2017 Steam Summer Sales and fell in love with it. Here some pros and cons for the game:
The pros:
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Simple story-lines.
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The graphic is good.
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Very well-level designs as well as using camera angle to make the game more dynamic. Nice visual effects.
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Amazing soundtracks that fit the atmosphere through out entire game.
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Responsive control scheme. Still recommend to play with a controller.
– Real player with 58.3 hrs in game
ALLTYNEX Second is a very solid shmup and the best part of the trilogy. Those familiar with the trilogy know that each game revolves around the special weapon of the ship. I played Kamui 10 hours and enjoyed the background enemy game mechanic. Whereas Reflex and reflecting shield wasn’t really my cup of tea.
ALLTYNEX Second has (in addition to normal and homing shots) extremely overpowered swords that back up as a bullet shield (just slash the barrage of bullets) and huge laser that also erases the bullets. Playing the game normally consist mostly racking the chain up by destroying small enemies with normal shot and then killing bigger enemies with swords. Bosses are often killed by cheap shotting them 4 seconds with the swords. I know the description doesn’t give a very alluring picture about the game but it is surprisingly fun and challenging (check out my game time).
– Real player with 44.3 hrs in game
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
First: ignore the “TOO EASY” reviews. They are jokes. None of them took note of score, 1CCed Hard mode or even COMPLETED it.
One of the best, most underrated indie games out there, made doubly impressive by the development company’s obscurity & status as part-time devs. Despite classic arcade-like design principles, it’s not a “nostalgia game”; it can hardly be described as “X meets Y”. Maybe Sin & Punishment’s cinematic on-rails presentation + a shmup’s bullet dodging + Alien Soldier’s sheer variety of stuff to do… but that wouldn’t really do it justice.
– Real player with 48.1 hrs in game
This review will be primarily focused on the Definitive Edition release and it’s new features. Owners of the original version will automatically receive the Definitive Edition update for free.
SCORE: 8/10
Pros: Extremely fast-paced action with varying degrees of difficulty, absolutely stunning visuals (further enhanced particles and blur for the Definitive Edition), extremely memorable soundtrack (new tracks have been added), high replayability even for a considerably short game. Extensive (and even slighty interactive) gallery provides fans of the game a more in-depth look at virtually everything involved with the lore. Further enhanced optimization options (including higher resolution support).
– Real player with 43.1 hrs in game
Rigid Force Alpha
I had this game on my wishlist and once it went in the sale I picked it up straight away. I have only played it for like an hour and I can already say this game is Awesome! It reminds me alot of Project X on the Amiga from back in the day except not as ludicrously hard! LOL Seriously the graphics are superb, the music is just brilliant and the gameplay is tight! I am so glad I eventually picked it up. If you love your old school shooters you need to own this game immediately, its as simple as that.
– Real player with 12.0 hrs in game
This is a really nice surprise. An excellent old school SHMUP with modern graphics. I’m just diving into the game but can already tell a lot of love has been put into it (about 7 years of love according to the devs). It’s an outstanding attempt to bring back the simple feelings of the past and quite a feat considering it’s the devs first venture into this genre. RFA indeed feels very reminiscent of R-type mixed with a few other 90’s style shooters. Leaderboards are present for score chasers with 3 difficulty modes to compete in though I’d recommend Hard mode for purists ;-) Looking forward to placing on the leaderboards!
– Real player with 11.3 hrs in game
Shmup Arena
BUY HIS GAME HE’S MA FRIEND VERY SPACE LOTS OF LASERS HARD AS MA DICK
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Fun and hard game, very challenging. Beautiful visuals. Made with attention to details.
Worth the low price.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
SUPERVERSE
Playing Superverse is really awesome experience.
Whole universe against you, just like old retro games when we were saving world and universe from bad guys, those were good old times. What can one wish for more.
Excellent graphics and fluid gameplay is something that is typical for this game.
Tested on keyboard which can be playable but i recommend with Joypad. It is totally different experience.
Once you get used to controls it becomes very natural and easy to play even versus tougher opponents.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
Have you ever played Gate88? How about Chicken Invaders? Imagine Gate88 space mechanics and controls where you are floating and you can power up your weapons in Chicken Invaders style and just enjoy nice space scenery?
SUPERVERSE will give you all that and more. Although it is an early access game, it is offering interesting content. You are a small space vessel and you roam around different universes and upgrade weapons, Chicken Invaders style where more is better, enjoy the scenery and destroy enemy vessels.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
Toaster Defense - Tower Defense + Platformer
Toaster Defense is a fast-paced TOWER DEFENSE game mixed with shoot ‘em up PLATFORMER mechanics.
Like in traditional tower defense games, you will be able build turrets to aid in your defenses. Toaster Defense stands out from the rest of tower defense games by letting the player actively contribute in being a defender through platforming mechanics. No more building and watching your turrets do all the work! YOU will be able to smash enemies and protect the toaster!
Players who enjoy tower defense or platformer games will LOVE this game!
You have one goal in this game! PROTECT THE TOASTER! No matter what it takes – no matter the costs – defend the toaster with your life! Even if that means giving your hearts to her!
Play as Evan, the toaster oven, and protect the cutest toaster to ever exist! Oh yeah, she’s also your girlfriend, so don’t let her die, ok?
Choose from different turrets to aid in defending the toaster! Shoot, slow, or smash enemies with different appliance themed turrets. When the enemy forces become too strong, upgrade in retaliation! Strategize in building your defenses and find the deadliest combination to crush your foes!
Fire toast from your belly as you run and gun down those pesky enemies. When your belly is empty, charge through them with a deadly dash attack! Or if you want to go old-school, jump on your enemies to crush them to smithereens! This is also a platformer for goodness sake!
Customize your Toaster Oven with fun hats and skins! The more you play, the more you can unlock! Collect ‘em all!