Vector Assault

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https://youtu.be/gsFodqoFwS8 It's almost impossible to critique this game without immediately comparing it to 'Geometry Wars' which is a high bar for comparison, especially when this game comes up short. On the positive time, the choice of ships is nice to have, although the game fails to provide any information about the differences between them. Moment to moment gameplay is hampered by lack of enemy variation.

This is not the most original game as it borrows heavily from Geometry Wars and there are other twin stick shooters that are superior in all regards. My biggest criticism is the lack of innovation and not enough variation in enemies. All enemies have the same movement pattern (moving straight towards you) just with varying speeds. However there is still fun to be had here and the dev seems to be dedicated as he's fixing bugs and making improvements. So If you are looking for something quick and simple this game is for you.

6/10

Tags: Topdown Shooter Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Redundant with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. Just less polished. Play that instead. http://store.steampowered.com/app/8400/Geometry_Wars_Retro_Evolved/ This game is mechanically solid. The hitboxes make sense, the aiming is precise enough and the incremental increase in difficulty works. However most foes will just chase you down and be bulletsponges so you will kite around the edges of the screen over and over as you wittle them down. Then turrets start happening and the bullet hell element does not work very well with the rather slow moving and large hitbox for your ship. I think the behavior of foes in geometry wars was a lot more interesting. This is also less visually busy which might be a good thing but the constant sound effects from foes getting hit and the firing of lasers sounded like popcorn popping... it was odd... and distracting... Finally this game has no resolution options unlike geometry wars. I think when you tally all the pros and cons it makes the decision fairly obvious. Removing this game for declutter.

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So bad