Sakura Stars

$3.99

Release Date:: May 21, 2020
Developer:: Super16bits
Publisher:: Super16bits
Platforms:: Windows Linux

Indie Action Family Sharing Single-player Partial Controller Support

About This Game

Description

When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS.
Take on hordes of youkai in this 8bit horizontal shmup and defend humanity from supernatural beings.

Sakura Stars is a game made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations and low-resolution to simulate an 8-bit era console.
But like modern shmups, the player has a small hitbox, indicated for a circle, allowing a greater number of enemy shots on the screen, as well as patterns with closer shots.

The characters have an artistic style of Japanese anime, purposely made in low resolution to create, together with the music, a more casual and relaxed atmosphere.

Features:

Three characters, each with a different shooting pattern, and different speed. Choose the one that best fits your playing style.
Enemy waves have a fixed pattern, encouraging them to be memorized to facilitate gameplay. Just like old arcade games.
Four levels in retro style. Face Youkai girls at the end of each one.
Soundtrack by authors of classical music, in chiptune style
Made on Pico-8, a fictional virtual console, created to impose the limitations and low-resolution of the 8bit era and simulate the sensation of playing a game from that time.
Anime like pixel art style. Drawn pixel by pixel, in a 16-color palette.

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

3 user reviews

100%

Positive

User #011521 english

14 min at review

Recommended

[h1]At a Glance[/h1] [table] [tr] [td](Adult) Content[/td] [td]No.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Censorship[/td] [td]Not applicable.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Hours of Gameplay[/td] [td]One hour.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Modding Support?[/td] [td]No.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Patch Available?[/td] [td]No.[/td] [/tr] [/table] [b]Sakura Stars[/b] is a shoot-'em-up about the Sakura Stars battle against the dreadful Yokai. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] A standard, and otherwise unremarkable shoot-'em-up. You pick one of three characters, each signifying a level of difficulty. Each character after the next has improved stats, or an increased number of projectiles. [h1]Story[/h1] The Sakura Girls are a special task force of ladies selected by the Tanukis. When the world is attacked by Yokai, the Sakura Girls are granted magic powers to defend humanity. [h1]Visuals[/h1] The titlescreen is plain and simple —...

User #324770 english

12 min at review

Recommended

8-bit classical music

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64bits
Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 Processor 3.00GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon HD 4250 1GB or equivalent
Storage: 25 MB available space
Additional Notes: partial support for xbox360 control

FAQ

How much does Sakura Stars cost?

Sakura Stars costs $3.99.

What are the system requirements for Sakura Stars?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bits Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 Processor 3.00GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 4250 1GB or equivalent Storage: 25 MB available space Additional Notes: partial support for xbox360 control Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bits Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 Processor 3.00GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 5670 1GB or equivalent Storage: 25 MB available space Additional Notes: partial support for xbox360 control

What platforms is Sakura Stars available on?

Sakura Stars is available on Windows PC, Linux.

Is Sakura Stars worth buying?

Sakura Stars has 100% positive reviews from 3 players.

When was Sakura Stars released?

Sakura Stars was released on May 21, 2020.