Power-Up Reviews

This game reminds me a LOT of thunder spirits for super nintendo. i like both games a good deal. very fun and entertaining.

Played this at a Games convention back in May this year. Now that is out on steam i can say that this is a blast to play. Highly recommend this is for it being a fun game and also a bargain at its current price on steam.

Pretty fun game overall. Definitely provides a bit of a challenge, especially at higher difficulties. Well worth the price.

Its a side-scrolling shooter. Fire key is J because why? Good points are, uh, it has cards? Enough said really.

I've played it only twice, so it's an early review, but as a fan of shmups I feel like I've gotten a fairly good grasp of the game. Gameplay: The gameplay reminds me of a hypothetical Gradius clone for the Amiga. That is a good thing. It's the first old school shmup I've played on Steam that actually feels oldschool without being too simple. While the enemies are fairly basic, they are better than similar games at this price point. The weapon switching and power up system is the highlight of the game design. They are well balanced for various play styles. Switching on the fly and strategizing is excelllent. Difficulty: It's difficult, but not that bad. It's much, much easier than something like Strikers 1945 or Ikaruga. Using no forcefields, on the first play through on the hardest difficulty (Psychopathic - 1 life) I made it to the end of the third stage. It's suitable for people new to the genre. Thankfully, it's not cheap. Control: I played with the keyboard and it was okay, except for when I got to about speed level 5 it became a hinderance. A slowdown button would be helpful for navigating bullet fields. Sound: The music is good. The sound is decent, but occaisionally a bit repetitive. The voice samples for the weapon switching are at the perfect volume and sounded awesome. What is missing: * No score keeping? For a game that places quite an emphasis on score, it is a strange, glaring omission. * Slow down button. * A more difficult, extreme difficulty to satisfy the veteran shmup players. * Sound control. The laser effects can grate after awhile. What would be nice (but, hey - it's a solo developer): * Score-based challenges. * A few different playing ships. * Online score competitions. * More enemy types (down the road). Overall: It's good. It's not perfect, it's a bit clumsy. However, It's worth the pricepoint and a good oldschool intro to the genre for new folks. Support the dev and hopefully the game will grow a bit to meet it's potential.

I was waiting for this game! Now im really happy with it. I wanted to be surprised by it and thats what i got now. Gameplay is very inteligent, i love the progresion of power ups and the enemys variety and routines. I like the paced of the game, it´s not a frenetic piece of chaos that i don´t like in this kind of games. The music is really good! i like it very much! Graphics are good too (i love the diferent scroll layers) A lot of work for only one person! (Final boss 2 had is awesome desing, i liked very much). The game has challenge and it´s adictive. There is no continue credits but there is reward for only play for hours or minutes. In sumary. Power up its a must have for that ridiculous price! Congratulation to Psychotic! You did a really god job! 9/10 Good: -Music -Adictive! a challenge! -gameplay desing and good 2d graphics with good scroll.

i think its one of the best side scrolling shoot em ups that i never play! nice game controls, the sound is well and it looks really great 10 points from germany

Very fun SHoot-eM-UP. I don't have much time in it yet, but I got far enough to have better than half of my weapons fully upgraded before running out of ships. Takes me back to the 90's. You have several different weapons that are selectable on the fly with power-ups along way to make whichever one you're using at the time stronger. Along with speed and force field power ups that can be picked up too. Like the days of old you get a certain number of ships before it's game over, and there are no continues. The game can be quite challenging, but so far haven't died because of completly impossible situations that couldn't have been avoided if I had been just a little faster or paid better attention (no bs gotcha's in other words). Music and sound are pretty good and match the setting and style of the game (think retro but higher quality than 8 bit). Defintely worth the modest cost considering once upon a time you could blow $10 on a similar arcade in less than 2 hours and still keep coming back for more punishment.

This game is surprisingly good. I picked it up last weekend because I was on a kick of playing various SHMUPs. You start off with 5 very minimal weapons, and you can switch between them willingly. From there, you pick up power ups as you play through the game, and you can choose what weapon gets upgraded as you play. It's not a dynamic that's really new or interesting, but it ramps up the difficulty and fun in the game nicely as you play. The graphics are good, but simplistic, and the music is great. Really fun game for your $3.

This game is so good, you will even enjoy getting hit by one of those tiny little yellow pricks. A fully leveled up weapon gives you so much pleasure when fired, the graphical fidelity of this title is unique and perfect for this game. It's hard as fuck, even on easy; but as I said before, you will love every moment of it. The soundtrack is amazing, fits in with the whole theme well. If you are looking for a SHUMUP this is probably what you are looking for. It's an amazing retro and a modern experience. Do not be afraid to try this. You will not regret it. Especially for this low low price which is less than what I believe this game is worth.