Steam Summer Sale 2014

[Patashu]

What games have you noticed on sale this month that a shmupper might be interested in? (Please don't think you have to limit yourself to shmups - any skill-driven genre is fine too!)
Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION is 30% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/285440
eXceed 3rd is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/207400
Ikaruga is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/25375 ... 307__307_2
eXceed (the first game) is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/20737 ... 307__307_3
eXceed 2nd is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/20738 ... 307__307_4
Gundemonium Recollection is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/92200 ... 307__307_5
Hitogata Happa is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/92210 ... 307__307_6
GundeadliGne is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/92220 ... 307__307_7
Jamestown is 25% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/94200 ... 307__307_9
Astebreed is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/28368 ... 07__307_12
Satazius is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/20399 ... 307__307_8
Ether Vapor Remaster is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/21457 ... 307__307_8
Luftrausers ('Arena Shooter' except with gravity and a plane) is 25% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/23315 ... 307__307_9
Waves (Arena Shooter) is 60% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/10760 ... 307__307_1
(Sine Mora and Jets'n'Guns Gold are on sale too. I'm not linking them.)

Anything else I missed/anything else you noticed that deserves a look?

[Squire Grooktook]

I have all the non euroshmups already, I'll just be waiting to see if any of the ones I already own go on flash sale/daily deal so that I can gift them to friends.

[mastermx]

Steam sale just got interesting. I wonder of any of them will be discounted 75%.

[DocHauser]

People might also be interested in Armored Hunter: Gunhound Ex (35% off) and Metal Slug 3 (40% off).

[Patashu]

I have all the non euroshmups already, I'll just be waiting to see if any of the ones I already own go on flash sale/daily deal so that I can gift them to friends.

^ Yes, this, don't forget about spreading the love to all your friends~

[Squire Grooktook]

Since I love arcade style games in general, I'll just add some other arcade style run and gun shooters/brawlers/action platformers I'm fond of/have my eye on

(note all these games are arcade style with potential for 1cc and scoring, which is why I mention them)

Noitu Love 2 - http://store.steampowered.com/app/207530 - 60%
Metal Slug 3 - http://store.steampowered.com/app/250180 -40%
Bleed - http://store.steampowered.com/app/239800 -66%
Dungeons and Dragons: Mystara Chronicles - http://store.steampowered.com/app/229480 - 50%
Gunhound Ex - http://store.steampowered.com/app/273240 - 35%
Gigantic Army - http://store.steampowered.com/app/278930 - 50%
Aces Wild - http://store.steampowered.com/app/269230 - 65%
Volgarr The Viking - http://store.steampowered.com/app/247240 - 50%

Particularly recommend Bleed. One of the freshest run and gun shooters I've played in a while.

[Drachenherz]

If you want an even better bargain for those games, I recomend putting them on your wishlist and wait for a even steeper discount on them. If that doesn't happen, buy them on their last day of the steam summer sale for the normal discount.

[DocHauser]

Haven't heard of Enemy Mind before, but it's 50% off too:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/285840/

[shmuppyLove]

Aqua Kitty is also 50% off

http://store.steampowered.com/app/263880/

[mastermx]

Is aqua kitty any good? It looks interesting.

[d3vak]

Huh, very interesting!

Thanks for this topic!

Is aqua kitty any good? It looks interesting.

I second that...is that game good?

[Jeneki]

Aqua Kitty is like defender. The first couple batches of levels are pretty basic, but later on the game gets a lot more interesting. Just don't judge it by the first half hour. I like it.

[vvv]

Syder Arcade 75% off (http://store.steampowered.com/app/252310/)
I like this game because of it's retro music

[DocHauser]

Metal Slug 3 is currently 66% off (plus the Steam version has online co-op and leaderboards).

EDIT: Hmm, the online leaderboards appear to include credit-feeders and cheaters. Good stuff.



The top 200 scores are all over 800 million. Oh dear. (I think the maximum possible score is just under 11 million.)

[d3vak]

Aqua Kitty is like defender. The first couple batches of levels are pretty basic, but later on the game gets a lot more interesting. Just don't judge it by the first half hour. I like it.

Of course you like it...you're a cat.

[brentsg]

Metal Slug 3 is a crappy version.

[CRP]

Arcadecraft is 62% off. I have played xbox version alot, worth a look.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/297330/

Pinball Arcade - 25% off Season One and 10% off Season Two
http://store.steampowered.com/app/238260

[Squire Grooktook]

Metal Slug 3 is a crappy version.

It's a decent port. Bad by the standards people might have wanted, but it's far less awful and generally passable compared to the ports DotEmu is known for. If you don't own it on anything else, I'd say it's worth it.

As for the game itself, I like it a lot. Some people prefer MS1 and 2/X, but I also like this one a lot too, and I like how it gets challenging a lot sooner than those games do. The only thing I really dislike is that the vertical shmup section on stage 5 drags on way too long (IMO they should have severely trimmed that section down or axed it entirely), but other than that I find it pretty enjoyable the whole way through

[Skykid]

Thanks Squire for the heads up on Noitu Love 2. Grabbed it along with the obligatory CC.

[shmuppyLove]

Bleed looks pretty awesome, reminds me of Noitu Love 2 but with guns.

[Ebbo]

Here is another shout-out to Bleed. Very solid and charming little game with lots of inventive stage and boss designs reminiscent of several Treasure's titles. Unlockable characters and arcade mode also add quite a bit of replay value. So go get it!

[Squire Grooktook]

Thanks Squire for the heads up on Noitu Love 2. Grabbed it along with the obligatory CC.

You're welcome. I purchased that myself on the first day of the sale, and I couldn't be happier. Game is amazing.

[mastermx]

Thanks Squire for the heads up on Noitu Love 2. Grabbed it along with the obligatory CC.

You're welcome. I purchased that myself on the first day of the sale, and I couldn't be happier. Game is amazing.

I remember this game from a long time ago. Wasn't it freeware back in the day?

[Squire Grooktook]

Thanks Squire for the heads up on Noitu Love 2. Grabbed it along with the obligatory CC.

You're welcome. I purchased that myself on the first day of the sale, and I couldn't be happier. Game is amazing.

I remember this game from a long time ago. Wasn't it freeware back in the day?

That would be the original. The sequel is much more professional and refined game

It also has dancing robots and a locomotive that turns into a running mech.

[Lord Satori]

(Sine Mora and Jets'n'Guns Gold are on sale too. I'm not linking them.)

Don't you dare lump Jets'n'Guns Gold in with Sine Mora just because they're both made in Europe. JnGG is leagues above Sine Mora, and you should feel terrible for even considering them to be the same.

[CStarFlare]

Jet 'n' Guns is pretty bad, dude.

[z0mbie90]

Has an awesome soundtrack though

[Gozer]

This talk of Noitu Love 2 Devolution makes me wonder when the hell The Iconoclasts is going to be finished.

I've had Satazius and Bleed on my wishlist for a while now. I'll pick them up at some point during the sale.

EDIT:

Also, I would highly recommend checking out Super House of Dead Ninjas.

[Lord Satori]

Jet 'n' Guns is pretty bad, dude.

You don't deserve the life you were given. Relive it from day one, and gain a new perspective on this horrible excuse for an opinion.

[Zaarock]

Recommending Pacman CE DX+ (at least if you don't own a previous version of DX),
Oniken (NES ninja gaiden -style platformer)

Bleed and Noitu Love 2 are also in the SGDQ humble bundle with a bunch of other games (Dustforce, Psychonauts, Guacamelee..)