War On Bugs

Who ever thought bugs would be a danger well in this vertical shmup they are and I’m not talking your nasty bugs I’m talking butterflies and lady birds the nice kind of bugs who are intent on destroying you. To defeat them you get to choose from two characters who each have three different kinds of fire pattern choose wise though to defeat the onslaught and once playing there are plenty of power ups for you to collect so you soon build you fire power up. Trying to stop you there are bugs of many kinds some little some big and also some pretty impressive bosses for you to defeat. visuals are very nice and colourful and work really well as do the music and sound effects that play along. Controls Are Cursor keys to move, Z key is your primary weapon, X key is your special weapon and C key is your bomb you can also use a game pad if you wish. It may only be three levels long but it’s well worth a download.

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Space Octopus

Space Octopus isn’t the best game in the world but has a few nice touches so thought it deserved a show. It s vertical shooter that plays kind of like space invaders you have level after level of hand drawn enemies coming towards you and all you have to do is clear each level to move to the next and move up in rank. There are a few power ups to help you along the way but they only last for a short while before you revert back to your one and only weapon. Graphics are hand drawn and its all in black and white but there are a few nice graphical touches here and there. Controls are Left Key to go left Right Key to go right and Up Key to fire nice and simple. It won’t suit everyone but if you like to get high scores give it a go.

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Zugangagang

Heres a nice little game with a very strange name but a real tough one this it’s a vertical boss battle with a hell of a lot of bullets and when I say a lot you will need all your skills to dodge them. you get to choose from three characters to play and then you get to choose which boss you want to do battle with if you get the right pairing then things are easy but if you don’t be prepared for the fight of your life because once the bullets start to fly they are none stop. To help you get two weapons a primary and special and you can also send your drones in front of you to destroy incoming bullets to clear a path for you. Graphics are nice and colourful and have a retro kind of feeling to them but are pleasant to look at. Controls are Cursor keys to move, Z key is your primary weapon, X key is your special weapon and C key sends your drones forward of you. This one will take some beating but well worth a download.

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OutZone

As they aren’t many new shmups out there at the minute I thought for today I would bring you an old arcade classic that can now be played in your browser that classic for me is OutZone. OutZone isn’t your normal shooter in that you control a guy on the ground instead of a space ship but it’s still a good shooter and when is was first released it was a pretty awesome game and still plays well today. You get loads of different enemies coming at you as was the case in a good arcade shooter but you have more than enough fire power to deal with anything that is thrown at you and there are also plenty of power ups for you to collect. Graphics and sound are still quite good by todays standards although in its day they were some of the best in this kind of game. Controls are Cursor keys to move X Key is your fire button and C Key is your special weapon. Not a hard game this but still worth a blast today.

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Sapharica

Sapharica is a vertical shooter that I fond over on DoujinStyle and I was quite surprised at just how harder game this was to play infact it’s one of the hardest I’ve come across in a long time. You get to choose form three characters when you start each with a different firing style so choose carefully once you decide the battle begins right from the word go because this a bullet hell game that never seems to start throwing bullets at you so it’s one for the hardened shmup fan to play to help you out you get plenty of power ups and you will need them all so be sure not to miss any and also a very handy special weapon again use it carefully because the bosses at the end of levels are very difficult indeed not forgetting the amount of bullets they fire at you. Graphics are nice and detailed and there is cool dance music thumping away in the background to keep your pulse pumping hard. Controls are Cursor Keys to move, Z Key is your fire button and X Keys is your special weapon. Bullet hell fans will love this one.

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Hellsinker

This has to be one of the most complicated vertical shooters I’ve ever come across but having said that it’s a good one. It’s been around for a while but I never got round to posting about it and thought it was about time. It’s has all the normal kind of shmup things like power ups special weapons and lots and lots of bullets ane enemies some of which you can kill and some that you can’t. Visuals are very nice and detailed and make the game really nice to look at and play. I really don’t know what else to say other than download it and give it a go maybe you will understand it better than me. For controls I’d use a game pad and forget about the keyboard this ia a game pad game.

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Astronomical Few Minutes

Another strange named game this one and it also says the original was by Shanghai Alice so I’m not quite sure what this is supposed to be remake or an abandoned game that has now been completed I’ll leave it for you to decide. What you have got is a pretty good vertical shooter that even on easy setting has more bullets being fired at you than I have ever seen as well as having some tough bosses to contend with some of the bullet patterns are very difficult to work you way through. Visuals and sound are good to both being fitting with the game. Controls are Cursor Keys to move, Z Key is your primary weapon and X Key is you special weapon or you can use a game pad. As I said a game thats trying to be something but I’m not sure what download nad have a look for yourself.

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RefRain Prism Memories

I’ve been watching this game for a long time and finally managed to get my hands on a trial version from a friend over on Doujin Style and I’m pleased to say that so far it’s been worth the wait. It’s a pretty straight forward vertical shmup that just has something that makes it feel right in a strange kind of way it’s got loads of bullets and some real tough enemies they are all intent on destroying you. You get to choose from two ships when you start each with weapons that are different so it’s a case of choose your favorite how ever I didn’t manage to find any power ups for your ships two weapons but I don’t think you need them because this is about skill aswell as destruction. Graphics are nice and detailed and play very smooth it also has some nice back grounds for yo to fly over. Controls are Cursor Keys to move, Z Keys is your primary weapon and X Key is you special weapon which is a powerful laser blast very nice indeed. Most of you should like this so its worth a download.

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RetroVaders

I was in two minds what to post today then I thought I’ve posted a lot of manic shooters so for a change I came across a remake of the age old classic Space Invaders which is what RetroVaders is. There is no point in me going on too much as the game is pretty much the same as it has always been but with a few touches to change it a little most of which are visual and are just a nice change from the normal mono style visuals of Space Invaders.  Controls are Cursor Keys to move and Sapce Bar to fire.  If you fancy a nice relaxing change give this one a go it’s well worth it.

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Magical Cannon Girl 2

Magical Cannon Girl 2 is a very nice looking vertical shooter from KitStation. However don’t let the pretty looks fool you into thinking it’s going to be an easy ride because this is a serious shooter with nice graphics and sound that will take the most hardened player a while to beat. From the start you have a mass of enemies and bullets flying towards you from all angles so a sharp eye is needed to spot where the next wave is coming from. You get to build your fire power up by collecting objects left behind after you shoot a bad guy which is sometimes a slow progress but this keeps you on your toes then if you get through that you get to meet some pretty hard bosses who just don’t know when to die. For controls i’d recommend a game pad but you  can use your normal Cursor keys and Z,X,C keys to do the same job. If you like them hard try this one for size.

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