DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge

As someone who started out on an Amiga 500, this game was love at first sight (and sound). It brought on powerful nostalgia that left me with a big stupid grin on my face. Everything from the intro cutscene to the wonderful music spoke to my adolescent self. The fact that the 4:3 ratio was a design feature was a stand up and cheer moment for me. It also brought back the memory that I absolutely, unequivocally, suck at these games. It's led to more than one rage quit. Yet I always come back because this game has soul. That, and maybe I just like to suffer. To those sweet, sweet chiptunes.

Lots of poor system choices. Unclear UI, and no indication of what effect things will have on your ship. It is easy to basiclly "save lock" yourself in a game, as ship damage is not automatically repaired. So if you don't have the cash, and only 1 HP left, GOODLUCK! Skip this one, and just play Battlefield 1942

Really nice experience, going back to my childwood when i was playing on megadrive. The graphic and animation are really polish ans tough off.

Juego que aunque a priori parece carecer de gráficos espectaculares, tiene una gran banda sonora y una excelente jugabilidad. Sube de nivel tu nave y tus armas al más puro estilo RPG. Ahora que llevo dándole mucho más tiempo he de añadir que el juego cumple con lo que se le exige. La dificultad es alta y la progresión de la nave te mantiene horas jugando. Se notan errores de diseño de principiante como por ejemplo la trayectoria de las naves, oleadas que tienen el mismo patrón y que disparan a la vez, enemigos finales que aolecen de una animación bastante pobre, FXs que resultan un poco molestos. Pero al final se trata de una gran juego.

Un jeu à la complexité non-négligeable pour le néophyte des shmups que je suis. L'ambiance est là, graphismes vraiment réussis, on est de retour dans le passé et ça fonctionne très bien !

Nice pixel art and it's fun to customise your ship with a variety of different weapons and upgrades. The game felt tough at first, but when you find your rhythm you'll be levelling up and decking your ship out in no time. Recommended.

I'll update this here soon but this is one of the coolest SHMUP's I've played this year. Music is fantastic & pixel art is sexy. Like a game from the 90's it's truly punishing but with modernized features & replay value. Could use more polish, more music and maybe a little more balancing to difficulty. Very excited for the future!

A very fun shoot em' up, bullet hell game. Not only are you crushing the enemies but you also work towards upgrading your ship to survive longer in the sectors. enemies are fun, and the game feels unique in the genre. Boss battles are challenging but satisfying and I like being able to customise the ship with the gear I want.