Captain Kaon

If cult classics like Gravitar, Sub-Terrania, Solar Jetman and Thrust tickle your fancy in any way, shape or form, the gameplay and mission structure of Captain Kaon will be right up your alley. I, for one, love these exploratory thrust physics shooters where the objective is as much about piloting safely through twisting caverns with cargo dangling precariously from your ship as it is engaging with hostiles. Captain Kaon features satisfying twin stick shooting, doing away with a particular oldschool restriction where fixed aiming meant pointing your spacecraft squarely at your target -- not the simplest of tasks in cramped quarters with gravity's perpetual pull! It's a welcome, distinctly action-oriented modernization of the retro formula that Captain Kaon riffs on and, paired with frequent directions provided during any given mission, it makes the game far more accessible than its forebears. A non-linear campaign, an arsenal that grows progressively larger with completed missions, c...

My son created this game and I bought it for his nephew , my grandson has found it challenging and enjoyed the graphics and will play it again next time he visits.

Good fun retro game. Looks like it should have been released on the SNES, like Thrust crossed with an old Japanese shoot em up, and just as much fun to play.

I am writing this not to talk about the game's positives, but about its negatives, which are far more obvious and significant when playing. The game is divided into two campaigns, Ceres, the one you start on, and Mars. Each campaign is divided into sectors, and you must defeat each sector, which is one map. You control a small vessel and fly it in a side-on view. You can rotate and thrust your ship, and pick up and drop certain items. Your gun can fire in any direction, controlled by the mouse, and you have three secondary rockets or bombs. You have a mission, which varies each map: it might be to pick up a Marine APC from your ship and drop it in a certain location, or destroy three enemy targets, and so on. There are gun turrets which open and fire at you, pods that fire at you and are released from buildings, doors or shields that block progress, and sometimes you need to land on one platform to get a battery that you pick up and take to a socket. Nothing too complicated. As you co...

Retro style with solid controls, easy to get stuck into a 'one more level' loop.

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Enjoyable but challenging fun retro blast. Worth a go if you enjoyed the Amiga/Dos games of the past.

A good game that introduce modern elements to classic arcade gameplay. Easy controls that works great for both keyboard+mouse and twin-stick gamepad.

Captain Kaon is a great homage to the original Thrust on the Commodore 64. I played the original game as a kid and remember it fondly. This is a great tribute and a lot of fun. Highly recommended!

Great retro shooter, very satifying controls, thumbs up!