
Blast, cleave, and telefrag your way through hordes of felonious fellas with shotgun magic in this arcade twin stick shooter. Upgrade your spells to ludicrous levels and ascend to bullet nirvana, unlocking more weapons and stages as you play.
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Buckshot Battlemage is a lightning fast top down shooter inspired by the flash game classics of the mid 2000s. Survive waves of invaders, massacre your foes, and cast SHOTGUN MAGIC.
Shunned by the Mage's guild for your unconventional slick ass magicks, slaughter your enemies by summoning extra-dimensional warheads, shotgun blasts, and the all powerful CHAINGUN LIGHTNING. Pick and choose from 10 unlockable spells to create your ideal arsenal.
Stack power ups and experiment with new combos to deal death to an ever-growing tide of adversaries. Spend your hard earned gold on WizBay between runs to upgrade your spells and abilities. Become undeniable.
Rack up insane combos and perfect your strategies to attain ridiculously high scores and accrue an unreasonable amount of upgrades. Get into a run or restart nearly instantaneously for quick bursts of pick up and play action. Shoot for higher ranks and unlock additional content as you improve your skills!
Twist the ancient magicks, telefrag your foes to extend your combos and keep the blood flowing. Turn enemy attacks to your advantage by reflecting them back with precise timing. Use hit and run tactics to your advantage - enemies will lose your trail if you are stealthy enough. Master the mechanics, survive until you grow insanely overpowered, and become the WIZARD KING.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 25 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Reminds me of those old flash games. Cozy.
Finally, a game where the shotgun isn't nerfed into oblivion!
it's peak, lads The feel of slaughter, the schadenfreude as the ricochet returns to hit the enemy behind you, the cacklesome feeling as you teleport behind the clueless hooligans running for the gunfire and add a lot more holes into their backs, the mirth as reflected cannonballs slay groups of your foes, the rush of a really big combo - A nice way to relax and spend half an hour between slow, monotonous things. Love it.
Yo this game is 🔥🔥 It's like im getting addicted :DD (but for real, it's a good game, go check it out)
Loved this game's demo on Newgrounds and I'm very happy to see it has made it to Steam. Absolutely wonderful game, great shooting and satisfying powers, and a fun progression system that really rewards repeat play. Worth the money!
10/10 everything about this game is fun. The voice lines are funny, the sound effects (especially the shotgun SFX) gave me eargasms. I also find it funny how the enemies spawn from toilets in the second map lol. Good job!
"Shoutout to the mage guild" say the wiz Fun little arcade shooter (similar to Hotline Miami in playstyle), perfect for some quick, wild action without commitment—especially for the low price of 4€ or less. Got only 10 minutes? Blast some fools! I enjoy the sound effects reminiscent of Counter-Strike. Upgrade your gun—I mean magic spells—and go to town on dem wiz haters. It's got some humorous voice lines and text, fitting the theme. The wiz seems like someone you could have a brew in the tavern with while listening to the stories of his shenanigans. Once you upgrade your arsenal, it only gets better. The stages offer unique challenges through their different layouts, so choose your gun—I mean magic spells—wisely. [h3]Suggestions:[/h3] I think the game could benefit from some options for more visual clarity: • Toggle to have the camera always centered on the wiz (except when moving the mouse to the edge of the screen). Sometimes I die just because I'm unaware I'm already stuck in a corner in the chaos. • Toggle bright colors for the wiz and for enemy projectiles. Especially the crossbow bolts can be really hard to see.
Very fun shoot 'em up. Addictive and smooth. The progression is nice too.
Fun game. I don't usually play games like this, but it kept me entertained. The weapons are fun to play with and switching over to some different weapons helped me increase my high score drastically when my skill level was holding me back. (My actual play time is a few hours higher than on record)
Definitely has that arcade feel in multiple ways but its progress structure does set it apart. Quick Pros: -Good variety in weapons and stage layouts -Weapons are generally well-balanced -Enemies aren't designed to just immediately rush you from everywhere -Unlockable levels and weapons are based on playing through different stages -Good variety in upgrades Quick Pros: -Music is good but can easily be drowned out by everything going on -Some upgrades can affect weapon balance Game Mechanics Explained and Full Review Below: https://youtu.be/1bvwHkblB_U
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