Super Hydorah

I was worried if I'd gotten too old and my reaction speed was in the dirt already, but I found out from the reviews that the game apparently runs too slow or too fast (just like my case) for many people. Plus there is no documented fix (I tried setting my monitor to 60hz - didn't seem to work, at least at first). They really shouldn't be selling this game in the current state. This is why this review is negative. Thankfully, after fiddling around with my graphics card settings, I was able to get it to run at the right speed eventually and play through it. It's a pretty good game - great graphics, solid controls, cool bosses and everything else I was expecting from the dev (I am a fan of Cursed Castilla). The CRT shader/filter is really high quality and I really enjoyed playing with it on. I played through on the Rookie difficulty and then tried the Pilot difficulty too, but decided I didn't want to grind the final few levels. So you'll like the game if you like what you see in the trailer/screenshots, just beware of the game speed issue.

Been in a shmup mood lately and realized I never wrote a review for this gem. It's a solid shooter throughout, with a decent level of challenge--while still being fair enough for a novice to learn--and plenty of stuff to shoot, with a variety of weapons to choose from. And of course the music is excellent, as is tradition for the genre. Point of note, this was actually the first indie game I was ever introduced to, back when it was just a freeware title that my older brother brought home on a USB stick. I still remember the first time I actually completed that entire thing without dying, that was a damn milestone for me. This newer version of the game is still challenging (especially as there are more levels to play through) but I couldn't help but feel like it wasn't [i]as[/i] difficult, even without using the easy difficulty mode (which gives you a shield with every life, something you had to [i]earn[/i] in the freeware version). Maybe I'm just getting better at these games. :P Overall, definitely a worthwhile venture for enjoyers of shmup games.