Cosmic Mirage

Small shooter with rogue-lite elements that will keep you entertained on one afternoon. The game's story has been told so many times that it isn't worth mentioning. Basically, there is an alien force, and you are humanity's only hope. The gameplay is simple and suitable for everyone. All you need to think about is movement and shooting. In addition, there is the unique power, which has a restricted number of uses and is not always available. Unlike traditional shoot-em-ups, where you may just hold down the button and blast everything on the screen, your bullets in this game are restricted by an energy level. When you deplete the energy bar, you must wait a few seconds for it to replenish. Several mechanics are derived from survival/horde games. Each defeated monster drops a gem, which fills up your level-up bar. Once full, you can choose one of three random perks, such as better fire rate, more bullets, or faster recharge rate. You can also enhance your weapons by grabbing bullets that pass through enemies or fire diagonally. The amount of possibilities is very limited, however you can increase the same upgrade multiple times. Although there is a tiny rogue-lite element because you can choose which system to play, it doesn't matter. While a system modifies your special power, the progression through planets remains the same. You have the option of using a shield, freezing adversaries for a short period of time, or creating copies mimicking everything you do. The overall goal is to beat six planets. You are not trapped with the special power because it may be selected for each planet. What's even better is that you don't have to defeat all six planets in one round. Once a new planet is unlocked, you can continue from there. The reason you should begin at the first level is that improvements carry over until you lose all your lives. However, a more important reason is that the stage boss allows you to collect as many upgrades as you desire. It has simple attack patterns, and bullets can be destroyed to obtain gems. If you do this, the rest of the game will be a piece of cake. There are two endings, so you'll have to complete the game twice, however all achievements are simple.

Very basic and easy shoot 'em up, with some light RPG or "rougelite" elements. While I quite like the game's minimalist visual style, the gameplay feels very unrefined and unbalanced -- though always to the player's benefit. The RPG elements make an already easy game even more so, and you can easily grind any challange away. The most unique aspect is the weapon overheat mechanic, where the guns have to be reloaded after a few shots. This can be a bit annoying at first, though enemy pressure is low and upgrades speed up the reloading, so it quickly becomes a non-issue. There are a couple of different endings, but no scoring system at all, nor any difficulty settings, and I can't see myself going back to this game ever.

Really cheap but generally just feels bad, the mechanics are weird for a shmup and it doesn't have many interesting upgrades, generally wouldn't recommend

The game is executed perfectly, of course I did not expect that in such shooters there is a reload, I like to play it, I would like more content to the game.

リソース管理型のシューティング。 弾を撃ち尽くすとリロードタイムがあるのだが、途中のリロードは出来ないので、撃ち尽くすタイミング管理がメインとなる。 敵や敵弾を破壊すると宝石が出て、これを取っていくとレベルアップ。 レベルアップ毎に弾数やリロード時間、攻撃方向の追加、消費アイテムの個数アップなどを選択していく。 このパワーアップは死亡や面クリしても引き継がれる。 その為、爽快感の無さも問題だが、それ以上に最初のボスの弾で無限稼ぎ出来てしまい、あとは単調な道中と初見殺しを消化するだけとなっていく。 ステージ開始前に回数制限武装を選択出来るが、他のを持って行ってもレベルアップ時に別のを選ぶとそれになるし、初見殺し対策のバリア以外は大して役に立たない。 道中もボスも単調過ぎるのと、ある程度パワーアップしてもつきまともうリロードでの攻撃中断が面白くなさにしか繋がっていない。

It's okay, but it would be better if the hero had sex with the alien

8-bit

The usual retro game about space wars. There is nothing extra special about it, but for the sake of nostalgia for arcade machines, you can play a couple of times.

had a borderline mental breakdown playing this, wonderful game