Split bullet is a twin stick shooter, with motifs from arcade styled games such as super hexagon and 64.0, but adds a unique twist: you can't move.
The gameplay is very basic, you're given the ability to aim and fire, and you have to defeat oncoming enemies before they touch you and you die, simple enough but as stages progress, enemies have more complexities to them and the later the stage, the more gimmicky things begin to get, at the end of each stage there is a boss to defeat, which all have very interesting and varied patterns to shoot at, and they have some interesting strategy to them, despite not being able to dodge anything. However, the game might as well have just given you 1 weapon: the minigun, it just shreds most of everything in the game and feels a tad over powered, although im not even sure if the game is possible without it, despite this, the game still posed several threats and forced me to think on my toes, it genuinely is a thrilling experience which i truly loved. You also have a skill move at your disposal, and again only 1 of them is really of any use, but there's some timing element with it as knowing when to use it is extremely important, all of the elements used in the game come together well to make a reactionary and twitch reflex action game, which is highly enjoyable.
The graphics are basic as can be, the screen shake i found obnoxious so i turned it off, but generally each enemy is different enough to be distinguished and the ones to look out for are noticeable so it works fine, there is a weird laser effect when enemies get defeated sometimes which can blend in a lil but other than that, the graphics are fine.
The sound surprised me a lil, although a lot of the tracks sound very similar, they're slightly different and it helps set the tones apart for each level, its not much but it gave a nice polish touch to the game, also the sound effects of shooting and enemies exploding helps give extra signal to the player aswell.
Overall for the low price this game was i enjoyed it a lot more than i thought i would, there's some luck element to the game, some weird oddities to figure out with bosses and level gimmicks, some imbalance, but i couldn't care less, the game offered an enticing experience which got me thrilled the entire time, so its a thumbs up from me!
