Vortex Attack
Like many shooters before it, Vortex Attack started life in
the arcades. It’s a vertical shooter where the aim is to shoot enemies and then
hit the crystals they leave behind. This sends them shooting into a vortex at
the top of the screen. Eventually the vortex is destroyed and you move onto the
next level.
It’s a nice idea but we found ourselves getting bored with
the game quite quickly. The screen is stationary with enemies phasing into it
and this made it begin to seem repetitive. We also didn’t get the
frantic adrenaline rush found in many bullet hell style shooters. It’s certainly worth a look for hard-core
shooter fans as it does try to do something a bit different but there are many
better examples of the genre out there.
Overall 5/10
Overall 5/10
Supercharged Robot
Vulkaiser
From a vertical shooter to a horizontal one with the
wonderfully named Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser. Taking inspiration from a host
of 70’s and 80’s anime shows the game puts you in control of a huge flying robot
that can link to other large robots to make even bigger flying robots.
It’s a fun and frantic game and there are lot of different
weapons and combinations of things to try out. The style of the whole thing can
only be described as joyful and it certainly proves a blast in small doses. The
only major issue is that it can be completed in a very short amount of time and
there isn’t really the depth or surprises on hand to keep you coming back for
more. If you want something fun and full of pop culture references to blast
away though this could well be for you.
Overall 7/10
Overall 7/10
The Masterplan
Escape and heist
games seem to be the thing of the moment and The Masterplan is another to add
into the mix. From a top down perspective you need to plan and execute your
heist and escape leaving as little evidence as
possible before the cops arrive .
You start off small
by taking down bars and kiosks before moving on to many bigger and better
things. There’s a lot at work under the hood here with civilians running off to
call the cops and people deciding to get brave when they have a gun pointed at
them among the issues to contend with. Planning is key and things can descend
quickly if you rush in.
Sadly, while it’s
trying to do all the right things the controls are very clunky and trying to
carry out actions at speed seems counter intuitive. Issues like small icons and
the fact you can only draw a ‘select all box’ by moving from top left to right
and down (or else it simply won’t draw a box), really hinder the experience.
Closing a door without having your character getting stuck the wrong side of it
really shouldn’t be this tough either.
Overall 6/10
No comments:
Post a Comment