A great little game
This is a fun game.
The graphics are colorful and have a very appealing retro look. The music is also pretty cool, again opting for a retro feel.
The gameplay is solid - you just fly (float?) around blasting enemies. The game starts easy, but eventually turns into brutal skirmishes with enemies and bullets flying everywhere to the point where it's almost like a bullet hell game.
The difficulty does not disappoint - not a cakewalk, but not overly frustrating. It also has multiple difficulty levels, including an "arcade mode" where you try to play through all levels with a single life.
One possible fault might be how short it is; on the other hand, the game wraps itself up before it overstays its welcome, and the harder difficulties and beating the high scores extend the replay value. The only thing I wish they did differently was include more upgrades. Your secondary weapon has a recharge bar that increases in length as you progress through the game, but that's it. Other upgrades would have made things more interesting, but it's a minor gripe.
A lot of people compare this game to Defender. I never played Defender, but even without nostalgia coming into play for me, this game was good enough to make me come here to write this review. It's very fun and I'm glad I made my purchase.
And I haven't even tried co-op yet!
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