Best Of

It came from space, and ate our brains(3.3 hours): There are only 12 levels to this game and I couldn't believe how much game time I actually had when I finished. Played this on easy because my big boy pants were in the wash, hard must be insane. Just a birds eye view shooter that in concept is very retro as a simple wave based shoot'em up. You kill enemies to get points and money. Then you use that money to buy a new weapon or upgrade. On top of that there are items you can buy but there is also a SWAT flying car that instead of shooting things drops items, temporary upgrades, and money for you to maybe pick up. The idea around this game isn't new, especially with the blockie pixel oreiented art, but the styling is very much its own. There are only a few colurs used in the game which gives it a distinctive air on top of the constant shadow play trying to keep you on edge since the only way to see some things is to catch them in the light. Since the general mechanics never change the levels are the key feature as you have to play some of them slightly different and knowing the choke points to use as you slaughter waves of aliens is important. More complex levels general make things easier to survive while simple levels are a big PITA since there aren't good places to camp or circle. The missteps in level design, BS in aiming with precision weapons, and hit detection when enemies attack you are leveled out by the slack the player gets in movement speed and actually getting hit. One side without the other would mean a big imbalance but have cheap stuff on either side gives a good balance and the desire to go at the level again because you feel like you just go unlucky not that things are impossible.

I have gotten zero of my card drops for this game. Drop system from Steam is all over the place with working correctly. Guess all those $.02 handling fees on the community market or mucking up the internet pipes.

Games Completed: 111
Time: 5 weeks 15.72 hours