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Today I bring a nice little horizontal browser shmup I found over on Indie Games. It’s quite a cute looking little shooter really but don’t be fooled by cute looks because this is in fact quite a hard little game to crack but to help you get one main weapon and a special weapon that you have to collect power ups for each power up changes before you collect it to give you a choice of three different weapons. The only thing is you either use your primary fire power or your special you can’t use both at once and as you progress you find yourself changing between the two as the action on-screen becomes quite hectic as you progress through the game with all manner of enemies being thrown at you and some pretty mean bosses too. Visuals are nice and retro which I really like and quite cute as I said. Controls are Cursor Keys to move, X Keys is your primary weapon and C Key is what you use to change to your special weapon. It’s well worth a try when you have a few minutes to spare.

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Armored Ashura

I bring you a cool little horizontal browser game today that will give even the hardened shmup fan a run for their money. Armored Ashura is you standard type of shooter with plenty of power ups for you to collect along the way and you tend to find that collecting them when you see them means that you need them to get through the next load of enemies who are trying to destroy you with everything they have you don’t need to collect them sometimes it just makes things a little more easy. I also found that the end of level boss on all levels are quite hard to finish off so you will need dodging skills to avoid the onslaught of bullets they fire at you. You only get one weapon but if you don’t fire for a short time you get a short powerful blast when you press fire again. Graphics are nice a detailed with a great rock background music to keep the excitement up. controls are Mouse only which is a shame but you can’t have everything well worth a go this one.

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SkyFyre

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Browser shmup but when I came across this one I had to bring it to you all. It’s a horizontal shooter that is very challenging most browser based games are quite easy this one though is the exception because what we have is a near bullet hell game right from the word go if it’s not the bullets that get you it’s the enemies of which the screen is full of all trying to finish you off. To help you get to choose one of four characters to use each with their strong points and if you collect enough coins you also get to visit the shop at the end of each level to purchase a useful power up which you will need so be sure to collect as much gold as you can. Graphics and sound are very good and wouldn’t look out of place in a stand alone game i’d go as far as saying they are some of the best i’ve seen in a browser shmup as they are very detail and colourful. Controls are Mouse operated and Space Bar is your special weapon. This one is really to good to miss out on try it now.

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Broken Garden

A slight change of pace for a change with a nice little browser vertical shmup. There is nothing to taxing in this game well not in the early levels they do get harder as you go on but with nimble fingers you should soon get to the end of this. Lots of bad guys to shoot at and they like to shoot back at you some are easy to dodge but the ones who fire lasers are a little more difficult. To power you weapons up after each level you get to buy upgrades and you will need them. graphics are nice and simple and everything seems to move nice and smooth. Controls are Cursor Keys to Move, Z key is your Primary Weapon and X key is your secondary weapon. This is more of a game for playing when you don’t have much time or don’t feel like a bullet hell game.

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Dancing Marina

I’m not sure where they found the name for this one but I’m guessing the Marina is the name of the girl you control in this browser based vertical shooter. It’s quite a hard game to get your teeth into things start nice and easy but soon become more difficult as you progress. Various enemies come towards you as do floating islands and guided mines that you don’t want to be anywhere near when they go off and to help you along you get few different weapons which change as you power up and if you can’t avoid the on coming baddies just dive under the water to miss them. Visuals are quite good and there is a thumping sound track playing in the background. Controls are Cursor keys to move, Z key is your primary weapon and X is to make you dive under the water. If you have a spare few minutes give this one a go.

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Galagian

Galagian as it sounds is a kind of Galaga remake if you like with a mix of a few other games. I’ve been playing it a while and it’s quite enjoyable and has that I’ll give it one more try factor. As I said it’s like Galaga only in this one you get to collect power ups along the way to help you out and on later levels you need that extra help. Visuals have been bought up to date and look very nice as does the thumping dance music playing away in the background and there are quite a few different enemies for you to destroy. It’s mouse control to keep things nice and easy although the keyboard controls also work but aren’t that good. If you like your shooters retro it’s well worth a go.

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Girl Raiden

Girl Raiden is a nice little vertical browser shmup I came across by accident and was really surprised at the quality of  it. Don’t let the name get you confused the only thing this has to do with Raiden is the weapons which you get to use which are the same as in Raiden the rest of it is a really good cute em up that is no easy task to complete. Even on easy setting you are bombarded with enemies so as soon as you get the chance to power up your weapons I suggest you do so and try to hold on to them for as long as you can there are also mid level bosses as well as big end of level bosses for you to destroy which is why it’s a must to stay fully powered up. Visuals are very nice and detailed and have loads of colour so the games looks really nice with matching music playing away in the background to add to the whole atmosphere. Controls are Cursor Keys to move, Z is your primary weapon and X is your special weapon. I know alot of Shmup fans aren’t keen on browser games but you will be missing out if you don’t try this one.

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Operation G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S

This a a nice little browser based shmup for you all to try that I stumbled across with my goo friend Goo. Its not a very long game but should keep you all interested for a few hours as its quite addictive once you start. Its a Jap shmup so you get a choose of ships to use and then once you’ve chosen its time to do battle with the many bad guys trying to destroy you but fear not because there are lots of power ups for you to collect to increase your fire power to destroy the on coming enemy and at times the screen is full so reflex’s are a must. Visuals are very nice and cartoon looking which is another of my favorite style. Controls are Cursor Keys to move and Space Bar to Fire. It won’t keep hard core fans happy but for the casual gamer its worth a try.

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Attack Of The Mutant Killer Bingo Wings

Strange name for a vertical shooter this one you might think but its not a bad little shmup at all. You have a task to complete in that you have collect numbers that add up to the numbers on each of the bingo cards on the right of the screen to move onto the next level its probably best if you read the instructions on the game itself to fully understand whats going on. Visuals are very Commodore 64 style which look really good and its just nice to have a shmup with a difference so it must worth a few minutes of your time. Controls are cursor keys to move and space bar to fire or you can use your mouse of you like. If you like it retro give it a go.

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Paralyzer

Paralyzer is another good browser based vertical shooter that is more than good enough to give stand alone shooters of its type a run for its money. It is a Japanese style shooter where you get to choose from three characters each with their own strong points and each with their not so good points and to help you out there are the normal kind of power ups and special weapons for you to collect. Visuals are detailed pixel graphics so look very nice indeed and add to the game a lot. Being a browser game you would expect it to be a push over to play but its quite the bullet hell in places and the bosses are rock hard so should keep you at it for a while. Controls are Cursor keys to move, Z key is your primary weapon and X key is your special weapon. It won’t be what everyone will like but its worth a show.

Works With Vista

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