UKI-UKI-TENGOKU2

One of the oddest shmups I've had the joy of playing lately. Simple yet extremely difficult. Beautiful yet somewhat disorienting. Uki-Uki is oddly compelling in the sense you'll feel the need to get just a bit further with each run all while trying to master its unique attack systems. Some of the challenge here also stems from the games visuals. Detirmining what is dead or alive through the busy pixel animations and rudimentary lighting makes things... interesting. Scoring gives room for player growth as well with points detiremined by chaining different types of attacks and how close to enemies you are when you dispatch them. I will 1cc this game! It's just going to take some practice. :) UPDATE: The dev has added fixed camera and no screenshake options. The game is not nearly as disorienting now. Also, be sure to read the guide in the options menu. Things will slowly start to click as you practice more.

UKI-UKI-TENGOKU2 is a horizontal shmup which takes place under water with a pretty unique art style. Gameplay is a bit unusual with inertia, oxygen meter and attack mechanics that require some practice but overall it's a challenging shmup with lots of bullets. A bit weird but fun. You can choose between three characters, a penguin, a fish and a human. There are two difficulties: Normal and Hard. According to the in-game guide there are six stages.