Best Of

Bit Blaster XL(2.5 hours): Saw the dev post that they published this game via reddit and bought it before I got home. This thing is only a dollar and very arcade oriented. Be space ship, shoot the asteroids, dodge the missiles, keep shooting. Controls are very simple because there are only two. Use the thumb stick to fly the space ship around the screen while your ship auto fires and then if you need an extra speed boost press that button. Yeah press THAT button, don't worry we don't need to tell you which one it is. Goal is to live as long as you can but you need to shoot objects and collect ammo as you are constantly depleting your supply. Power ups float through the screen but you have to guess what they do since there is no key but half of them are obvious.....guess what H or L is. You can pick from 6 different ships that eventually unlock using coins you collect from random enemies but after you have all the ships the coins don't serve a real purpose any more. I sat down and played for almost an hour at one point without realizing how long it had been.

The game gets a little frustration once you have everything and score is the only goal because the level of degree control while turning feels a little low in conjunction with the ships speed and firing rate. I played at minimum of an hour with the steam control and the 36 controller. 36 felt a little harder to hit things while the steam controller gave me a sense I could stop a turn and nail my target but you could just as easily blow your uber important shots.

Fast paced game play where rounds only take a few minutes while still being rewarding make this a great pick up and play game. The joy of shooting the gap of incoming missiles while you go pew pew.

Games Completed: 115
Time: 5 weeks 37.32 hours