Energy Fighters

The game has a Gradius style upgrade system with a bit of StarFox (rolling deflections) and Ikaruka (polarity shielding) thrown in for good measure. The controls and mechanics take a little while to get into and it took me an age to figure out how to upgrade / shield and deflect to a point that i could actually beat the first level. It is worth sticking and you do start to feel like a bad-ass mowing down enemies once your ship is powered up. Played for just over an hour and i'm enjoying it more the more i play (and get better i guess). It's not an easy game and using your smart bombs is necessary to take down the bosses quickly (but it does drain half your health bar and you then need to shield absorb to replenish health). Not quite a bullet hell shooter but this does feel like Life Force with updated graphics and clever mechanics. Gameplay requires strategy once you start advancing and it takes a while to remember you can switch fire directions to shoot backward too. I bet once i get good enough this game will have some serious replay value. Voice acting is OK but laughable at times (clearly AI voiced) but the overall quality of the game is solid. Online leaderboards are there to keep hardcore score chasers happy also. I'm on level 4 now and already top 5 in the leaderboard. Overall a decent game for the price of a subway sandwich!

Fairly slow starting gradius / lifeforce style shooter. Takes a little while to get used to the mechanics of switching fire direction and deflecting shots but once you get to the second level you start to get into it. It's a very decent shooter for the price, not sure about the AI voice acting but the overall presentation and game is pretty good.

Great little indie game if you like side scrolling space shooters this is a must have. old school game very challenging 10/10

Slow paced gradius style shooter that really finds its stride from level 4 onwards. The graphics are OK for the first few levels and they improve as the game goes on. Voice acting is pretty bad but then remembering this is clearly early AI it can be almost forgiven. Once you power your ship up it gets much easier and you do feel very powerful. A decent side scrolling shmup.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 Really enjoyed this space shooter really was rewarding once i got use to controls overall very well presented and old retro style side space shooter loved it. purchase now you wont regret it. but be prepared for a fight :-)

Excellent gradius style shooter with decent voice acting and presentation

This is a great Gradius style indie game. It's slow paced but gets quite deep once you start using the shields etc to absorb shots and recharge your health. Good game!

Retro inspired arcade shooting action with good controls and a starfox like parry technique. Takes a while to used to shielding and its not infinite. Works a little like the smash brothers shields which is pretty cool. If your shield gets small you will take damage and then you need to cool off shielding for a few seconds. Overall a really good indie shoot em up

This game has a power up system similar to Life Force / Gradius. The AI voice acting is janky at times but it does help the atmosphere of the game. You need to get used to the shielding and rolling mechanics to even stand a chance beating the first level and in later levels switching your shot direction becomes more important. Overall a good shooter which rewards perseverance. Highly recommended for the price.

Great horizontal shooter that allows you to power up like Gradius and Lifeforce. Slow starting and the ship feels sluggish at first but once the power ups start stacking it starts to feel pretty good.