Death Ray Manta SE

The game has so much visual clutter that it's just going to give you a aneurysm if you try to get a proper high score trying to decipher what will kill you and what won't at a fast enough rate. They should have added more T-Rexes and less flashing lights.

This game, eh...this game. It's like someone looked at Geometry Wars, or titles by Jeff Minter (llamatron, tempest 2000) and said "hey! those games aren't nearly psychedelic enough. They've already got epilepsy warnings for flashing lights and whatnot, so how do I go one better?" *ponders for a moment* "Ooh! Ooh! Eureka! I'll make a game so visually extreme that it ACTUALLY GIVES PEOPLE EPILEPSY" The amount of special effects on display here is ludicrous, as the game bombards you with visual overkill. It's so desperate to ape Jeff Minters style, with its dumb soundbites and nonsensical onscreen quotes. "Big fish! strong fish".... uh...okay.....that might have meant something to someone in the 1990's rave scene, but 25 years afterwards (2015 was when this was released) is a bit late to that particular party..... Then again: there's a ♥♥♥♥ ton of cretinous memes doing the rounds these days, so maybe this moronic crap can still survive being far removed from the drug culture that spawned it. I personally thought it was dumb AF, but maybe I'm taking the wrong drugs to find it funny, and it would be hilarious if I was on pills or e's and whizz right now. But I'm not on those drugs, and everything just comes together in a messy and ridiculous splurge that is utterly ♥♥♥♥! Notice that so far I haven't mentioned the gameplay yet. That's because there isn't any. It's a twin stick shooter with such a low level of involvement that switching your brain to off still isn't enough and I would recommend removing it entirely from your head, as you mindlessly kill enemies and try to stay alive for the 30 or so seconds it takes to finish a level. Before the game then "rewards" you with an onslaught of even more onscreen enemies, but no actual additions to give the "gameplay" any tactics or depth. If you have extreme ADHD then this is the game for you: no thought is required, and it takes less than a minute to get all the moronic whizzbang "reward" before you do it all over again (should you continue with it for reasons I can't fathom, what with it being ♥♥♥♥ and all) It's a total waste of money, and even for 99p I can't recommend it, as it had me bored to tears within 5 minutes of playing it. A prime example of all style and no substance, and that style is dumb as ♥♥♥♥.

A way too colourful shooter game to the point I had no idea what was going on at any time. It also has no settings of any kind. The price got increased in January 2023 from 1,59€ to 4,99€ for no apparent reason other that it can seem you are getting a better deal when they discount it 75% off. You don't. Works fine on Linux with Proton (Proton 4.2-1).

[h1] Candy colorful shooting with neon '90s vibes music. You shoot, you conquer the high score and repeat until it become boring. Fun in short bursts. [/h1]

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Extremely colorful with a loud soundtrack. Makes your eyes cry and ears bleed at the same time. Highly recommended for people into self-harm.

Epilepsy condensed in a bottle! Death Ray Manta is a super casual shooter, where the player simply attempts to collect a gem and finish all enemies in a fixed-sized arena. After killing your enemies, you go on to the next stage, with more enemies or more colourful stuff to make you dizzy. There are no other objectives or achievements. It costs as much as a beer bottle and has cards, so pricewise, this is great. Worked on Linux via Steam Proton (thanks Valve <3) flawlessly!

Before its time.

i suck

I'm a fan of the shmup genre as a whole, but there's just nothing to this game. You're just thrown into shooting samey looking stuff without even being able to see half of what's going on. The strobing and multicolored light everywhere is good at two things: giving one headaches and totally obscuring what's actually going on - including where you are, where the enemies are, and where their bullets are. If you're looking for a solid twin-stick bullet hell game, I'd recommend Beat Hazard. That game has way more variety, integrates with your own music, and can be played and appreciated without having to get high first.