Shmusicup

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I was contacted by Vincent of Tzai Entertainment a few days ago about his forth coming vertical shooter. At the moment there is only a trailer video for you to feast your eyes on but it looks a really cool looking game. A slight difference though is that you get to choose the music from your own collection of mp3 and the bullet patterns that try to destroy you are determined by the kind of track you are playing I’ve never seen this done with a shmup so am interested to get my hands on this to give it a proper go and report back on it then For now go over to their site and check it out.

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Invaders Possibly From Mars

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I’ve been waiting for a while now for this game to be completed and at last it has. It a Space Invaders meets Futurama game why the two I’m not sure but what we have is a pretty good Space Invaders game with some nice shiny graphics and interesting game play. Unlike other games of this kind you get power ups that are flown in throughout the game but they only last a short while so make them count when you get you also get videos that pop up from time to time with characters from the cartoon series Futurama which is another nice little twist. Controls are via your Mouse and you can use a Joy stick if you like just select it from the options menu. So if you like getting high scores give this a go.

Works With Vista

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Robot And Ufo

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Robot And Ufo is a cool timed shooter which means you have  two  minutes to get the highest score you can by blasting away wave after wave of Ufo’s until your time runs out you also have to make sure they don’t take your robots which you are protecting because once their gone it’s game over. There are no power ups just button bashing fun in this game. Graphics are nice and retro so fans of computer games from long ago will love this. Controls are Cursor keys to move and Z key to fire.

Works With Vista

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Pumpkin Patch

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I know Halloween was a while ago so this game is a little late but it’s a nice little arena shooter so I thought it deserved another showing. Not a lot to this game you just have to stop the ghosts stealing your pumpkins and collect the treats which are left after you have shot a ghost and thats pretty much all there is to it. There are a few power ups along the way to help but they only last for a short while. Graphics are nice pixel graphics so it has that retro feel to it. Choose which controls you want to use from the main menu. If you like getting high scores give this a try.

Works With Vista

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Abrogator

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Abrogator is a little vertical shooter that feels very much like a tech demo at the minute. You aim is to get a higher score as you can whilst a mass of enemy ships stream towards you intent on destroying you and beleave me the will to help you out you only get one weapon so quick reflexes are a must because the screen is always full of  enemy ships. Graphics are pretty good as is the sound and it plays nice and smooth. Controls are Cursor keys to move and Z key to fire. If you have a few minutes to spare this is well worth a download.

Works With Vista

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Toho Invaders

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Toho Invaders is as it sounds a remake of Space Invaders but its in Touhou style gone are the aliens only to be replaced by female figures in glass helmets and you also get boss at the end of each level before you can move and it maybe a small boss but it fires a hell of a lot of bullets at you. Graphics are nice and cute and detailed and make this a cute em up really. Thers not a lot I can say really other than it’s space invaders gone cute. Controls are Cursor Keys to move and Space Bar to fire. This is a Space Invaders fan only game true shmup fans may fight it boring.

Works With Vista

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Starfire Retaliation

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I’ve waited a while now for this vertical browser  shooter and now it’s finally been released for me to get my hands on. This is a game that you will either love or hate because the enemies seem to take a very long time to destroy and the weapons you use don’t seem to be that powerful and it offers nothing new in this kind of game  however after playing this for a few hours I’ve grown to like it because after you clear the first level and have maxed out you weapons with power ups those same enemies no longer take and age to destroy and things tend to get a bit easier and you move through the levels quicker despite the screen becoming increasingly full of enemies. Graphics and sound are nice with some pretty lood explosions and some hung bosses at the end of each level and the levels are quite long in this also. Controls are Cursor keys to move and Space Bar to fire. Were this a download game I don’t think many would play it long after downloading but as it’s a browser game I thinks it’s suited to that and is well worth a look by any shmup fan.

Works With Vista

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Crimzon Clover

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I’ve waited a long time for this trial to be released after I saw the screen shots at this years Comiket C77 and it was well worth the wait. If your going to play one shooter then you have to try this it has everything that a vertical shooter should have loads of bullets loads of enemies and awesome bosses for you to destroy and not forgetting some of the best weapons for you to destroy your enemies with. Graphics are superb through out with lots of detail and the while games play very smooth indeed. Controls are Cursor keys to move, Z key is you main weapon and X keys is your special weapon depending how charged it is depends on the awesome out come once you use this weapon. You just have to give this a go it gives the rest of the shmups out there something to aim for.

Works With Vista And Windows 7

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Venom Strike

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A bit of a retro vertical shooter for you today to cast your eyes over. Venom Strike is and addictive game that looks and plays a lot like the arcade hit Xevious in that you have both air and ground targets to take but to do so you have to use the right weapon to do this as when you fire you not only shoot bullets in the air but also on the ground  at the same time so keep your eyes open also to help you out there are a few power ups to beef up you weapons. Graphics are really retro and have that 1980′s feel to them and the game plays nice and smooth. Controls are Cursor keys to move and Z key to fire.  One for the retro fans this one.

Works With Vista And Windows 7

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Kino One

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I waited a long time for this vertical shooter to be released and I finally managed to get hold of a review copy from the guys at itbgames I’ve found myself not sure about it. It’s not just a shooter there are six other classic arcade games that come with this but I’m more interested in Kino One which is a very retro looking and sounding shooter it has all the classic shooter elements to plenty of enemies and power ups for you to collect and you also have to defeat end of level bosses but my problem is that each level seems to be pretty much the same as the previous one throughout the game which some might find a little boring after a while don’t get me wrong it’s not a bad shooter and for $4.95 for seven games it’s a good deal I hoped that it would offer more though. Graphics and sound are excellent and it plays well you can even play co-op mode if you have a friend which is where the real fun begins. You can define your controls from the options menu to choose which method your prefer I would recommend a game pad if you have one. As I said is not a bad game but hardcore shmup fans might not like it and the other games that come with it are excellent remakes if you get bored shooting so check the demo out first to see if it’s your kind of game.

Works With Vista & Windows 7

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Space Mutants From Mars

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A cool little browser shooter for you here that I first came across if in the Apple App Games Store then I found it was also available on the PC. It plays like Space Invaders with the enemy moving left to right and slowly down the screen and all you have to do is stop them. To help power up your ships weapons collect the money that is dropped and then after each level off you go to the shop to beef up your ship then off you go to the next level. You also get some pretty big bosses every so often that take a bit of skill to defeat and as you progress they get harder so you need to beef your fire power when ever you have the chance. Graphics are nice and I really like the purple it’s a cool retro look. Controls are Cursor Keys to move and Z key to fire. A fairly easy shooter to while away that spare half hour that you might have during the day.

Works With Vista & Windows 7

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Mac OS Shmup Help Required

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I’ve been asked a few times now if any of the games on the blog work on a Mac. What I’m looking for is someone who can test and review Mac Shmups so I can post about them with credit for the review given to who ever submitted the review. You don’t have to be an expert reviewer you just have to give a few lines about the game and some screen shots.

If anyone is interested in joining the Topshmups team contact me through the contacts page on here and we will go from there.

Thanks

Mikey (Admin)

Extra

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Extra is a vertical shooter that has a nice retro feel and is similar to Patriot Dark. From the start of the game you are under attack from both ground and air enemies which seem intent on your destruction. To help avoid that you have three weapons all which can be powered up through out by collecting power up icons to give you a boost once fully powered up the enemy is no longer a problem once you reach the end of the level you have a boss to take out all of which are nice and detailed. When you start you also get a choice of two ships to choose from each with different weapons so its down to you to choose which suits you best. As I said graphics are nice and retro and are nice and detailed so you can see what is what. I could only get a game pad to work on this so I’m not sure if there are any keyboard controls which I’m sure there is you just have to find then. Nice shmup this give it a go.

Works With Vista And Windows 7

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Shoot 1 Up (Xbox360)

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I’d already been keeping an eye on the progress of this when Nathan at Mommys Best Games contacted and asked if I was interested in reviewing a new shmup almost ready for release and I jumped at the chance. Shoot 1 Up isn’t your normal vertical shooter because instead of collecting power ups in this game you collect 1Up’s which give you another ship that fights alongside you and if you keep on collecting you get more ships to fight alongside you I got up to having 20 ship’s firing away now that’s what I call fire power also along the way you get to choose the direction your game takes so you don’t always have to play it in vertical mode. Enemies come in all shapes and sizes and are constant from the start and should you get to the end of the level you get to take on some pretty awesome bosses that have been really well designed and are nice and detailed as are the graphics through out this game. If you get tired of playing by yourself you can play in co-op mode if you have a friend handy and that is real good fun so be sure to invite your mates round also if you want to play it like a normal shmup there is an option in there for that as well you get the same amount of bosses but only one ship so be warned. The one downside to this game though is that PC owners will have to wait a while as it’s being released on Xbox Arcade first. I played a review copy on my PC thanks to Nathan and I’m told there will be a few more tweaks before the games is released. Xbox owners are in for a treat with this one so keep an eye open for it.

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The Embodiment Of Scarlett Devil (8 Bit Style)

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Do you ever remember seeing a Doujin Shmup when you owned your first ever 8 Bit computer all those years ago? Well this little vertical shooter I stumbled across over on Doujin Style Is just that except it’s made for the PC with retro 8 Bit style graphics and music and sound effects and I think it’s the only one there is so gaming fans from the 80′s will love it. It looks very much like The Embodiment Of Scarlett Devil I’ve not compared them to close but it looks pretty close. I can’t really say a lot about it other than download it and give it a try controls are cursor keys to move, Z key is your main weapon and X key is your special weapon. If ever you thought something was missing when you had you Commodore 64 this is what could have been back then.

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Hanuro Hawk

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Hanuro Hawk is a timed level vertical shooter that caught my attention whilst on The Daily Click and is a very good example of what can be created with the likes of Multi Media Fusion type software. In each level you have a set amount of time to get the best score you can before moving onto the next level and to help you out you get only one weapon but by collecting icons left by destroyed enemies you can change that to a different kind of weapon there are quite a few different ones to choose from each with a different power so be sure to choose the right to ensure you get the highest score you can. Graphics are very nice and detailed and the music also fits in nice with the action in the game I hate music that is there just for the sake of it so this makes a nice change. Controls are cursor keys to move and shift key is you fire button game pad control is also an option. Its not the most exciting but well worth a download and one more thing no end of level boss to contend with.

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Starmageddon

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I’ve found a pretty nice looking browser vertical shooter for you to try out to in the form of Starmageddon. It may be a flash game but once you get a few levels in things soon start to heat up with loads of enemies coming at you from all directions intent on taking you out all you have to do it shoot them collect the coins then when you’ve destroyed the end of level boss off you go to the shop to spend your hard-earned money on beefing up your weapons then it’s back to the next level to unleash some destruction. Graphics have a nice 16Bit look to them so retro time it is and the sounds effect blend in nice with the game to. Controls are mouse or keyboard you decide which you prefer. It may seem a simple game to start but trust me things do heat up pretty soon in the game.

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Shoot Things (Mac OS)

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As promised I bring you the first Mac OS Shmup on TopShmups reviewed and tested by Strider :-

Shoot Things is a one-stage, horizontally scrolling homage to a number of classic, pre and early NES era games. It’s not a particularly long or challenging game, but it’s solid for what it is. The gameplay is fairly straightforward, but the challenges in the single level are varied enough to keep things interesting- the boss at the end of the game in particular is an entertaining curveball.

I can only hope that this is a prototype for a longer game, although it doesn’t seem to be. The Mac needs more games like this!

Works On Mac Only

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Tile Massacre

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There are two types of gameplay in Tile Massacre; stages alternate between standard, top-down shooter stages and something more akin to a run-and-gun, where you control a character attempting to make their way to the top of a stage. The catch is that you ‘build’ the latter stages as part of the former: during the top-down shooter sections of the game, a series of tiles falls from the top of the screen. When shot, these become part of the stage that you’ll play through during the run-and-gun sections of the game. Some of these are walls (which can be destroyed during the run-and-gun sequences) while others are pits (which are impassable). There is a bonus for duplicating a given ‘target’ stage, but this is not a requirement- stages can be built to be easy to traverse or to block enemy generators.

It’s an interesting concept, but unfortunately the implementation isn’t quite up to snuff. I found the game’s pacing fairly sedate; the “level-building” shooter sections are easy if you ignore the recommended layout and tedious if you don’t. The run-and-gun sections, likewise, can be either easy or difficult depending on their layout, though dashing through them seems to work fairly reliably.

Works With Mac OS

Reviewed By Strider

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Site Announcement

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You may have notice a decline in new posts over the past couple of weeks this is down to a few factors which I won’t  bore you with. I will continue to post as and when I can and will be back to regular posting as soon as things settle down a little.

Thanks for your continued support

Mikey (Admin)

Eclosion

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Eclosion is a cool vertical shooter that is quite a challenge but at the same time it gives you the feeling that you have played it before it’s hard to describe really. You get all the normal kind of thing that you would expect in a shmup from some nice looking bullet patterns to some pretty impressive bosses fr you to defeat along the way there is the odd power up to collect but these are few and far between but as long as you choose the right ship you don’t really need them whats more important is to collect the bombs to up you fire power in the boss battles. Graphics are nice and colourful and it plays really smooth een when the screen is full of bullets and enemies. Controls are cursor keys to move, Z keys is you fire button and X key is for your bombs. It’s been a while since I found a shooter I really liked until I found this one it’s well worth a try.

Works With Vista

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7 Servant’s Blade

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This vertical shmup has been around for a few years now and every now and then gets a bit of an upgrade and this is the latest of those upgrades. The game has a very dark and haunting style to it from the off with all kinds of nasty creatures of the night for you to take care of infact it can sometimes be difficult to see when the background gets very but this just adds to the mood of the game. You have a few weapons to help you out you have your main shot then you have a secondary weapon which fire a single sword which I’m guessing is quite powerful then you have your special weapon which is a beast when used. Graphics as I said are very dark but behind that they are nice and detailed and pretty nice to look at the music also adds to the atmosphere. Controls are cursor keys to move, Z key is your primary weapon,x X key is your secondary weapon and C key is you special weapon or you can use a gamepad if you so wish. If you like dark haunting games this is for you.

Works With Vista

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Monster Hearts

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Strange name for a vertical shooter I know where the monster part comes from but I’m not sure about the hearts bit anyway this is a demo of one of the better shooters that is being made at the minute. In the full game it looks like you get a choice of three characters to choose but in this version only get to try one out. The enemies in this game are some of the hardest I’ve come across and some seem to take a long time to destroy no matter what weapon you are using so don’t expect this to be a push over to beat they come in various different shapes and size and as you will see this is where the game gets its monsters part of its name from. The graphics are nice and colourful and the whole game moves around very smooth with a nice rock music sound track in the background thumping away so it’s nice to play. Controls are cursor keys to move Z key is you fire button X key chooses which special weapon you are going to use and C is your special weapon or you can use a gamepad if you like and to switch between full and windowed mode just press enter. One of the better shooters out there at the minute give a download now.

Works With Vista And Windows 7

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Shattered Chronicle 2

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I never played Shattered Chronicle 1 so I can’t compare the two but Shattered Chronicle 2 is a damn fine horizontal shooter that you should all give a try. In this version you get to choose from three characters all who have a different ability so it’s personal choice as to which you choose so choose wisely. Along the way you get to power up your special weapon through collecting green orbs left behind after you destroy an enemy and talking of which they come in all shapes and sizes with some pretty nice looking end of level bosses too. Graphics are nice and detailed a do the game justice as does the sound track that thumps along as you play. Controls are Cursor keys to move, Z key is your primary weapon, X key is a light sabre that clears the screen just in front of you, C key is your special weapon and V key changes your primary weapon it’s hard to explain so just give it a go, Enter key toggles between full screen and windows mode or you can use a gamepad. I don’t post many horizontal shooters but this one is worth a go.

Works With Vista & Windows 7

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Site Changes

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Over the next few months you will see a few changes in the way the blog looks hopefully it will be for the better when it’s done but you will have to bear with us because what were going to do is a major overhaul which means us working through nearly two years worth of games I won’t bore you with the details anyway we have started the new look today hope you like it if you don’t please feel free to tell us while we in the early stages.

Thanks Mikey (Admin)

Site Update

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As you may have noticed the update is on the way and proving more work than first thought as we have found a lot of links on the site no longer exist which means we now have to hunt for new links or upload them ourselves which takes time.

If you spot any links that do not work on the updated pages whether it be for downloads or links to other pages on the site please contact us and lets us know at topshmups@googlemail.com

We are trying to make sure everything works but with the size of the task things will get missed and we don’t have time to check all the links at this moment.

Thanks again for your support and keep on shmuping

Mikey (Admin)

Disclaimer

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Topshmups provides download links to other sites on the Internet and we are not responsible for the contents on that site or any third party linked site for that matter .Therefore, Topshmups is not responsible for the accuracy, compliance, copyright, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of other linked sites. If you have any legal issues please contact the appropriate media file owners / host sites.

Topshmups does virus scan the files from the linked downloads and are only posted if they come up clean however Topshmups is not responsible for any harm or damage caused to you or your computer that is caused by any of the download links. You download at your own free will.

If you are Affected With Some Of The Linked Sites Please Email Us To topshmups@googlemail.com And we will remove it as soon as possible.

Phase One Complete

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I’m pleased to say that phase one of the update to the blog is now complete after a good few weeks of hard work. All the download links should now be ok there were a lot of them missing and the ones we can’t find links for we will upload them when we get the chance.

For now though a little rest is needed.

Thanks for keeping on coming back to the blog it’s what makes it all worth while.

Mikey (Admin)

Phase Two Complete

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Phase two is now finished and you may notice that posts from before 2010 have now gone to make loading a lot quicker but the games are still there in the new pages.

We may cut the home page back further but haven’t decided yet on how far we should cut it back.

Phase 3 is maybe going to be a You Tube Channel we are looking into how much work it will be for us to do so it’s not definite yet.

Thanks

Mikey (Admin)

The End

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As of today we have decided to bring Topshmups to an end. There is no main reason we just don’t have the time to do it anymore there for we decided it was time to call it a day.

Thanks to everyone who visits the blog it made it all the more worth while doing.

The blog as it stands will remain for future shooter fans to find hopefully a few games they have missed.

Mikey & Kenji (Admin)

I’m Back

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Thats right topshmups is back but this time it is just me (Mikey) who will be posting and finding new games.

After the comments and emails about the end of topshmups I have decided to go it alone and keep on bringing new shooters to you all. I’ll post as and when I can now I’m on my own but now and then is better than never.

Watch this space for a post very soon

Mikey (Admin)

Explosionade

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Nathan from Mommy’s Best Games contacted me the other day about his latest offering for the Xbox360 Explosionade. It’s not a shmup as such but it’s a shooter in the style of Metal Slug so it deserves a mention I thought. I just have a few screen shots at the minute that look pretty sweet and will be bringing you my thoughts just as soon as I get my hands on a copy but for now some lovely screen shots for you.