Redux: Dark Matters

Redux: Dark Matters pays homage to classic shmups such as R-Type, XEXEX, and Pulstar. Is it as good as any of them? Not really. Is it still worth playing? Ehhhh....I guess? Possibly...possibly maybe...maybe possibly...but certainly not definitely. First off, it's a good-looking game, but it's also not. Everything looks sharp and really clean. The problem is everything also has this bright and cheery aesthetic. In a way, it's a conscious design-decision. The backgrounds are fairly muted, while the player-ship, enemies, and bullets are colourful* and easily distinguishable. While I respect that, I think the artist went a little too far. In stage 2, it seems that half the enemies are firing flowers. Are they trying to kill me with kindness? What's the deal here? Still, this is merely nitpicking compared to Redux's most glaring issue; it's way too easy. When fully-powered, the player-ship is protected from about 90% of the enemy's arsenal. Sure, lasers and bullets that might hit from be...

The graphics and the music are alright, nothing ground breaking, but not bad either. On level 7, there's a silly difficulty spike, chances are you're going to die several times before you memorize it and manage to beat it, and guess what ? because the continues are limited, you will have to replay all those 6 levels again before getting to try again, it can get really annoying and really boring. Not a bad game, but the limited continues can make the game annoying for the non-hardcore shmup fans, specially with that silly difficulty spike there's on level 7. Since there's no neutral reviews for steam and i grabbed this on a steam sale for a few cents, i'm willing to give it the Positive.

A mediocre indie shooter that was released on the Dreamcast. It's a horizontal shoot'em up that really doesn't bring anything new to the table and comes off as being very basic. The controls seems floaty at first, but I quickly got accustomed to it. The game's art direction is definitely off putting for me as everything seems too big and toyish. There are 2 tracks in the game that sound pretty good Stage 7 and the game over screen. The rest of the tracks are forgettable. The game itself is pretty bare bones with its features. There are no replays, no online leader boards, but there's at least some graphic settings and remappable options in the settings .exe. Almost all of the stages are ridiculously easy to get through with bosses offering some challenge. The difficulty just isn't there until Stage 7 where all hell breaks loose. It almost seems like all their work in terms of bullet patterns went only to that stage. There are other shooters who have gone this route and have done a be...

I'm giving this a positive recommendation with a caveat: there's bit of a frustration factor What's frustrating about it: -Many objects on screen (the ship, enemies, bullets) are rather bulky which oftentimes leaves little room to maneuver. -The space ship doesn't move very quickly, so you're handicapped by less-than-avg speed when dodging obstacles. -There's so much on-screen clutter, it might be a little confusing by what are collectables and what are harmful objects. Also sometimes you're not sure what exactly is part of the background and what is in the foreground. What's good about it: -The visuals are stunning; very vibrant colors and mostly nice level designs for a schmup -OST is fantastic, fitting to the game for the most part -The challenge isn't over-the-top unfair although it's still quite challenging (still yet to try advanced difficulty level), but fun enough to play -Power ups are REALLY helpful, especially when you're powered to full capacity, then it's blast to go ...

10/10 Soundtrack, 10/10 Relaxing 2nd level, graphics are fun to look at, there is a WARNING dialog before a bossfight, you fly to the right and cover the screen with lasers.

Beautiful shmup. I've played Dux on dreamcast , this one is a sequel and it's HD screen. Easy shmup :)

interesting title that has come around on me in the lead up to the new R Type release.

This is a game that draws heavy inspiration from R-Type and Pulstar but doesn't really do much to draw people in. There's no stage select, only start game and options choices. There's two ships, one of which will make the game really easy and a 2nd ship which might give some people a run for their money since it lacks a shield. It's a pretty straightforward point collecting shmup which isn't really all that challenging for veterans. Maybe a pickup on sale for those that aren't veterans but there's only so little mileage possible to get out of this game.

On this 5 star rating scale; ★★★★★ Loved it / Recommended ★★★★☆ Liked it / Recommended ★★★☆☆ It was OK / Not recommended ★★☆☆☆ Disliked it / Not recommended ★☆☆☆☆ Hated it / Not recommended It was a ★★★☆☆ for me. Redux: Dark Matters is an old school inspired shoot 'em up. It's the second revision of a game called Dux. At first, I didn't like it that much. Though, the more I played, the more I started to appreciate the things this game does do well. There are 7 stages to this game, 1 loop only. So just under half an hour for a run. For a game that is in its third version, there are few ways to play the game: a 'normal' mode and a 'veteran' mode. There is a big difference to how the modes play, because of the unique spacecraft used in each mode. 'Normal' is kind of easy (except for the difficulty spike that is the last level). See, the spaceship used in this mode can use various power ups: regular power ups to upgrade your ...

If you have played R-type, dont give this game a miss. As a horizontal shooter n recently steam published. wAited 2 years for this becos it was a Dreamcast only version. The graphics smooth, controls fluid, weapons wah everything.But the force bit cannot detach ahhhhh. Shump Collectors shouldnt give this a miss thats all i can say