Alien Stars

[Tigershark]

http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/alien-stars/

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[Observer]

Oh god, my mind...

It can be mouse controlled. With inertia. And a health bar. And strong enemies. And multiple (weak) weapons. And long levels. I'm actually surprised this isn't a horizontal shooter...

[ptoing]

Yeah, this is everything the term euroshmup entails.

- Boring, long levels
- Strong enemies
- Weak player shot and retarded powerup system (3 powerups, each can be powered up 5 times, but if you pick up one of another colour you are back to square 1, awesome)
- Boring bosses which actually get easier the more you destroy them, talk about anticlimactic.
- Health, which gets replenished quite a lot
- Lots of extra lives
- No interesting scoring system to speak of

Actually playing this feels tedious more than anything.

Verdict: Free shit is still shit. "Unique and truly addicting gameplay", my ass.

[Raytrace]

Yeah, this is everything the term euroshmup entails.

- Boring, long levels
- Strong enemies
- Weak player shot and retarded powerup system (3 powerups, each can be powered up 5 times, but if you pick up one of another colour you are back to square 1, awesome)
- Boring bosses which actually get easier the more you destroy them, talk about anticlimactic.
- Health, which gets replenished quite a lot
- Lots of extra lives
- No interesting scoring system to speak of

Actually playing this feels tedious more than anything.

Verdict: Free shit is still shit. "Unique and truly addicting gameplay", my ass.

I did not know this (euroshmup description) - but I have to say one of the main reasons I hardly ever play my Sóldner-X (PC nice box one), is that the standard enemies take too many shots to kill, I hate that feeling

[BIL]

Damn, I'd hoped someone had made a Shooting Stars shooter. Preferably one where George Dawes posts the scores.