Hypt

Ok so as the (as far as I can see) first review for this game, the most important question to answer is it worth the money? well, yesss... but with a few caveats. Put simply, I don't think it is quite up to the price it is asking ($10 American at full price for me) but it is very close. Firstly, It is a good game. The artwork is really quite nice, which surprised me, because my initial reaction was to not like all the blue. However, as you go along, instead of getting sick of the artwork, it has enough variety to be interesting. Another factor is that everything is very clear. your character, the enemies, and all the projectiles stand out very well against the backdrop, and the backdrop is dynamic enough to not become boring. as of where I am currently (at the second boss, who I have versed but not beaten yet), I have only seen a few primary colours, or variants of them, but this isn't neccessarily a bad thing. Like I said before, the environment is dynamic enough that having little va...

When I first started playing this, I save it a solid "meh". The graphics are excellent for the minalist design, the soundtrack is good albeit a little shorter than I'd like, the controls are intuitive, and the gameplay's core mechanic (navigating a fixed path with a shield) is simple but solid. But there's not much more than that. Or so I thought. Once you're deep enough into the game, once you think it's nothing but being on a fixed-path with a shield, there's an actual *boss battle*. It'll be frustrating, and you'll get past it, and then the game changes its feel again. It's refreshing, and I would have missed it if I didn't stick through the first hour of somewhat repetitive gameplay. There are lots of mechanics this game could do with: achievements, time-trials, shared high-scores with friends, and some customisation. But it's still a fun game without those things. Probably worth $0.80 if you're looking for something to distract you for a few hours, but I'm not sure it's worth ...

My review is on youtube! https://youtu.be/r4cQ70s1eNc

Got this game in a 90% Steam sale.. Amazing and very addictive fun! Here's my 13 min review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZcvBk5Va98 Hypnotic techno music, check. Simple to learn, difficult to master gameplay, check. Plenty of levels to keep you busy and challenged, check. It's a great indie game that offers a huge bang for your dollar, especially if it's on sale here.

Sadly, I cannot recommend hypt, even for it's sale price The hitbox of the sheild is just too damn inconsistent. Lazers will sometimes just clip right through the edges, or bounce in unpredicible ways. The game started fun, but became very frustrating.

Horrible game for the high price! I only got it because it was 0.79 cents on sale and I was like why not. Its really not that fun and really boring. Don't get this because it IS NOT fun.

A good game for what it costs

eddie

I really wish steam had a 'neutral' button. I didn't want to give this game a bad review; this game is pretty fun, with nice graphics and a soundtrack that you don't immediately mute. Unfortunately, I can only reccomend this game with the following disclaimer: This game SCREAMS for dual joystick input. Like Geometry Wars, and all of the Gauntlet games that have come out since dual joystick gamepads became a thing, this game is best played on a pair of joysticks. Therein lies the rub; there is no gamepad support for this game- you have to play with a keyboard and mouse. You will have to control your sphere-thingie's fluid and graphically seamless 360 degrees of motion with a clunky and limited four buttons. If this will be a problem for you I don't reccomend this game, this is a pretty good game otherwise though.

Fun, demanding and great music. Really brings back memories from the 80s. It's a steal on sale.