Jetboard Joust

Not a good game. I hate having to play through the entire game from the beginning again using only default weapons to get the full ending. I'd rather play the game using the teleport where I left off to face the final boss again with only default weapons to get the full ending. Because of this, I cannot recommend this game. I hate the fact you to play the game all over from the beginning again to get the game's full ending if you lose a life which makes no sense. This is the second time I've played the from the beginning again was awarded 3 additional lives totaling 4 lives. I only 2 lost lives and continued the game without using any teleport. After beating the game again without teleport with only two lives left, I still get the same ending and this is B.S. I'm not changing my review until the developer agrees to make changes by allowing us to see the full ending without having to play the entire game from the from the beginning again when losing a life. This gets thumbs down no doubt. I will keep the ratings as negative and will continue not recommend this game at all.

A weird and slightly psychedelic reimagining of the already rather psychedelic arcade classic, Defender mixed with just a tiny hint of Joust. Personally, I've never much liked Defender [i]or[/i] Joust, so it's a credit to the game that I'm giving it a positive review at all. Even so, despite some very heavy modern ideas being inserted, there just isn't enough variety in levels or waves to keep the game feeling fresh for the length of time you're dealing with those same enemies in a run. Some weapons are stupidly powerful in comparison to alternative options, some enemies are stupidly powerful in comparison to other enemies. You have a decent variety of tools and options to get the job done in the heat of the moment, but upgrade system feels weak and tacked-on. You don't get enough resources to make many meaningful choices throughout a run, and while I do prefer having as opposed to the absence of the shop between stages entirely, I think there could have been more there. I'm giving this game a positive review, but I'd only really recommend it on a very heavy sale or as part of a bundle. This is a "sit down and play a few runs for some novelty" game, not a "this plays great and feels deep and I'm going to play it for hundreds of hours" game.