J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
The flash HIB boasts a bunch of pretty good shmups this time. I'm pretty well acquainted with most of them so I thought of writing short reviews/impressions in order to get more people to try these amazing games.
Really Big Sky
Procedurally-generated horizontal shmup with pretty graphics and a bunch of gameplay modes (the devs have been supporting it with a bunch of patches ever since it's release). Good entry point as it is not a very difficult game. The little time I spent playing this, was quite enjoyable. Demo is available here.
Syder Arcade
The most "retro" of the bunch. Admittedly, I haven't played this one that much despte owning it for years. Maybe another poster can help me out more with the impressions.
Danmaku Unlimited 2
Despite starting as a mobile game, DU2 has production values and an incredible scoring system . Also, in a very non-shmup manner it features a kickass rocking OST. This one falls within the bullet hell subgenre but it is not the most difficult out there. Good entry point for the more "modern" shmups you'll find these days in other platforms.
Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender
Resogun but with cats. Short but really fun game.
Crimzon Clover World Ignition
Voted by the hardcore fans as the best indie shmup ever a while back, not that this has changed though. Incredible shmup with tons of depth and easy enough for new players too. One of my favorite bullet hell shmups this year.
Hope this encourages some of you to give these games a try. If you feel like finding more info about shmups in general, join us at the shmups thread!
Really Big Sky
Procedurally-generated horizontal shmup with pretty graphics and a bunch of gameplay modes (the devs have been supporting it with a bunch of patches ever since it's release). Good entry point as it is not a very difficult game. The little time I spent playing this, was quite enjoyable. Demo is available here.
Syder Arcade
The most "retro" of the bunch. Admittedly, I haven't played this one that much despte owning it for years. Maybe another poster can help me out more with the impressions.
Danmaku Unlimited 2
Despite starting as a mobile game, DU2 has production values and an incredible scoring system . Also, in a very non-shmup manner it features a kickass rocking OST. This one falls within the bullet hell subgenre but it is not the most difficult out there. Good entry point for the more "modern" shmups you'll find these days in other platforms.
Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender
Resogun but with cats. Short but really fun game.
Crimzon Clover World Ignition
Voted by the hardcore fans as the best indie shmup ever a while back, not that this has changed though. Incredible shmup with tons of depth and easy enough for new players too. One of my favorite bullet hell shmups this year.
Hope this encourages some of you to give these games a try. If you feel like finding more info about shmups in general, join us at the shmups thread!
Hopefully, together we'll be able to keep CAVE/G.rev/Qute/MOSS afloat.
