Vector Strain

Pretty generic danmaku, bullet hell game. It does its best to try and do what it supposed to do, but it falls rather short on every aspect. Enemies are not very creative, nor their firing pattern. Sound effects too often cuts short, leaving quite sad impression. Music is pretty short loop. There is no any special, innovative mechanic to the game as well. There are couple of issues I am not happy with, as well. As usual, some enemies has laser weapons, which they would telegraph first, and then beams become deadly after some time. The problem is, game does not really give away clearly the moment, when beams become dangerous, so you're pretty much playing the guessing game. The second is interface. Main menu [i]is[/i] navigatable with arrows, but it is not really convenient. It was clearly made to be controlled with a mouse, which is not really a good idea for a danmaku game. [edit] Oh, yeah, right, I almost forgot. Settings are pretty limited and not thought through really well. You can not switch to windowed mode for example, but as it is [i]made with unity[/i], you can just press Alt-Enter to switch from the full screen. Don't get me wrong, this game is not bad, and if you want a danmaku, sure go ahead and buy it; but there are just so many better bullet hells out there...

revisiting stuff in my library that I hadn't really played much... this game would be a fun if not exceptional shmup, if it didn't continually freeze up on me at random times. game just completely locks up, no way to get out except windows key or ctrl+alt+del. can't recommend it due to that.

Годный представитель жанра и хоть мне этот жанр не нравиться, было интересно сыграть, причём прошёл три раза. Игра короткая - это плюс, проходиться за 25 минут, в опциях можно выставить бесконечные попытки, что позволяет пройти её на любой сложности - без этого игра бы была труднопроходима в принципе даже на лёгкой сложности. Классный звук, объёмный, сочно бухает и бахает, а музыка посредственная. Из минусов открытие двух секретных кораблей - это почти нереально выполнить: что бы получить один нужно быть терминатором и не сдохнуть ни разу, а второй чисто накопительный, но копить вы будете крайне долго, игра скорее надоест, чем откроется наконец корабль.

Decent space shoot em' up. I was slow to warm up to it, but once I got a feel for it I took a liking to it. Oklevels and enemies with solid controls. That is partially what makes it stand out to me from some of the other indie space shooter (I'm looking at you Blade Storm). It controls well and feels like a nice balance between Raiden and Danmaku. Gameplay wise I'd liken it to a combination of the two as well. Gameplay wise as far as powerups and bombs this is very much in the mold of the Raiden Titles but the gameplay feels more akin to Danmaku and other graze shooters in the volume of projectiles and changing speeds from very slow and methodical to hectic and fast. Initiallly the difficulty seems to be on par with the likes of those games but is ultimately and easier affair as it takes much less time to figure out the really dangerous moments. Still quite challenging relative to other genres but in the bullet hell world it is a very fair and approachable game on the original/arcade difficulty setting. Granted a newcomer to the genre would likely struggle even on beginner, but I think without too much dedication it is a very beatable game on that setting for lesser skilled players. 5 different ships with unique weaponry and bomb type weapons offer good variety and replay value (two must be unlocked). Oh and their is a shield mechanic that will let you absorb damage for a very short period of time but always must be activated and held by the player on reaction which I think helps balance the mechanic from making things too easy. It is not vital to use, but is a nice feature to get out of some of the really sticky spots. 6.5/10, especially when considering the price. It's a pretty game with a uniquely metal soundtrack that I normally would not dig but fits the game excellently. I lowered my initial score as I've come to find my tastes and standards change over time. I still think this is a decent shmup with fun to be had, it just has some very generic elements as well. The sound is not the best quality either. Still a solid beginner to intermediate shmup with some fun ships to use for a bit. Recommended!

一个外星打飞机的感觉，敌人全是形色各异的外星战舰。BOSS特别帅气！BGM也比较带感，但是为了侧重外星人的神秘加了许多六边形花纹，密恐者慎入。护盾系统十分有新意而且机体出奇得多。 然而，作为STG三个难度差距不大，放雷过后很短一段时间护盾会失灵特别坑爹，雷的伤害感人。。（这游戏激光就是爸爸） 总体来说还不错比较容易全成就的游戏。

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流暢度不錯，小兵流程長度適中，就是特色差異不明顯。