Heavy Weapon... Hmmm

[No_not_like_Quake]

So I d/led the trial version of Heavy Weapon for XBLA today. It's ok but way too easy and simplistic, or seems so. It seems the only motivations for d/ling the full game for 800 Microsoft Points are to unlock 4-player survival mode and achievements, as I got to something like the 6th stage on the trial.

Anyway, I haven't decided if I liked it yet. It definitly starts off boring. Anyone else try it? Thoughts?

[mannerbot]

I'm not too impressed either but apparently we're missing something because everyone at TNL seems to fucking love it. I could imagine the 4-player online making the game 1000x better, but I'm just gonna save my points for Worms and SotN whenever that hits.

[Asherdude]

Same here. I tried the demo and after going though several levels unscathed, I aborted the game and went back to playing some classic Contra.

I think that they tailor made Heavy Weapon for people who have never played run-n-guns before. Yeah, guys... despite how horribly sad as it sounds, there's probably quite a few of those losers out there.

[mannerbot]

I hear that the game gets MUCH harder after the initial few stages though, so obviously the demo isn't a good representation of the difficulty.

[Arvandor]

Imagine playing a Shienryu or Donpachi demo of the first 3 stages and thinking that they're far too easy -_^

[Thunder Force]

I tried the demo and after going though several levels unscathed, I aborted the game

I did the same exact thing.

Possibly the most boring game I've played since... Feeding Frenzy, by the same developer funnily enough.

It's clear that we are not their target audience.

[sadat]

persevere with it - the survival mode and later levels are much more hectic!

rv at http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=71989

[Kollision]

Ressurrecting the thread just to state my appreciation: this game is tons of light casual fun!!!

I don't understand why it's in off-topic though.
Isn't Space Invaders a shmup? It's just like it!