Power-Up

Non-biased: -Old school side scrolling shmup. -You have 10 lives -No extra lives through points or pickup EDIT: -No continues. -All made by ONE PERSON -You start off with all 5 weapons, a force field, and a "smart bomb" -Item pickups are P, X, B, S, and F P: Power-up (Whatever weapon you're currently using will be powered up) X: will give you an extra smart bomb (called Blast) B: Bonus points (I think. It's hard to tell what the voice says since the music is loud) S: Speed up F: Force Field -Your force field lasts as long as you hold the button down. You have a certain number of blocks just like weapons -Unlockable ship colors after play time or beating the game on different difficulty levels. Weapons are the same. -When you die, you only lose a life. You keep all your weapon's powers, speed, blast, etc -A fully powered up weapon makes the screen flash around the edges with every shot Biased: -Really good game for $3. 10% discount when first released. -Music is a bit too loud but it'...

This game reminds me a LOT of thunder spirits for super nintendo. i like both games a good deal. very fun and entertaining.

This game is so good, you will even enjoy getting hit by one of those tiny little yellow pricks. A fully leveled up weapon gives you so much pleasure when fired, the graphical fidelity of this title is unique and perfect for this game. It's hard as fuck, even on easy; but as I said before, you will love every moment of it. The soundtrack is amazing, fits in with the whole theme well. If you are looking for a SHUMUP this is probably what you are looking for. It's an amazing retro and a modern experience. Do not be afraid to try this. You will not regret it. Especially for this low low price which is less than what I believe this game is worth.

This might be a good game, but its a shame the author did'nt include an option to turn off the music as it can get annoying after a bit, as i like to pump the volume up and enjoy the sound effects.

Very fun SHoot-eM-UP. I don't have much time in it yet, but I got far enough to have better than half of my weapons fully upgraded before running out of ships. Takes me back to the 90's. You have several different weapons that are selectable on the fly with power-ups along way to make whichever one you're using at the time stronger. Along with speed and force field power ups that can be picked up too. Like the days of old you get a certain number of ships before it's game over, and there are no continues. The game can be quite challenging, but so far haven't died because of completly impossible situations that couldn't have been avoided if I had been just a little faster or paid better attention (no bs gotcha's in other words). Music and sound are pretty good and match the setting and style of the game (think retro but higher quality than 8 bit). Defintely worth the modest cost considering once upon a time you could blow $10 on a similar arcade in less than 2 hours and still ke...

Not worth a wooden nickel untell they let you bind your own controlls.

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Not Recommended

I was waiting for this game! Now im really happy with it. I wanted to be surprised by it and thats what i got now. Gameplay is very inteligent, i love the progresion of power ups and the enemys variety and routines. I like the paced of the game, it´s not a frenetic piece of chaos that i don´t like in this kind of games. The music is really good! i like it very much! Graphics are good too (i love the diferent scroll layers) A lot of work for only one person! (Final boss 2 had is awesome desing, i liked very much). The game has challenge and it´s adictive. There is no continue credits but there is reward for only play for hours or minutes. In sumary. Power up its a must have for that ridiculous price! Congratulation to Psychotic! You did a really god job! 9/10 Good: -Music -Adictive! a challenge! -gameplay desing and good 2d graphics with good scroll.

I've played it only twice, so it's an early review, but as a fan of shmups I feel like I've gotten a fairly good grasp of the game. Gameplay: The gameplay reminds me of a hypothetical Gradius clone for the Amiga. That is a good thing. It's the first old school shmup I've played on Steam that actually feels oldschool without being too simple. While the enemies are fairly basic, they are better than similar games at this price point. The weapon switching and power up system is the highlight of the game design. They are well balanced for various play styles. Switching on the fly and strategizing is excelllent. Difficulty: It's difficult, but not that bad. It's much, much easier than something like Strikers 1945 or Ikaruga. Using no forcefields, on the first play through on the hardest difficulty (Psychopathic - 1 life) I made it to the end of the third stage. It's suitable for people new to the genre. Thankfully, it's not cheap. Control: I played with the keyboard and it was okay, exc...