M.A.C.E. Reviews

Nice bit of retro blasting, but I struggled with the mouse being extremely laggy (game-end, not mine). Keyboard controls also not as responsive as it could/should be. Also, the options are limited and I was unable to run in anything other than a forced window mode. I have a decent PC/Gfx Card/32G RAM, so should be MORE than sufficient! lol Hopefully an updaste might sort these issues?

That's 37 minutes of my life wasted on miserably long stages and perpetually weak firepower. I'll never get that time back.

Scroll-shooters that remove your weapon when you lose a life should not exist. It's compounding a punishment when there is absolutely no need for it. Also, I don't like the tactile feel of this game. Hitting enemies with weapons is unsatisfying, as there are often no hit markers and even the basic enemies require multiple hits. Because of this, the game feels sluggish, even though the ship moves quite fast. Visuals are pretty OK, but overal I just dislike too much about this game and can't recommend it to anyone. Get Xenoraid or Saviours instead, if you haven played then yet - they are much, much better.

I got this game at a discount because I had a coupon for it. That being said, although this game is worth the $1.50 I spent for it, it is [i] definitely [/i] not worth the original $5.00, let me explain why: M.A.C.E. is supposed to be a simple, quick, HD game based on classic Shoot-Em-Up gameplay, and it fits that resume pretty well. However, it doesn't have much to offer (maybe like 15 levels across 3 different "worlds") and it is also somewhat difficult--the game is zoomed in too far, everything happens pretty fast, and your ship's hitbox is pretty big. These 3 qualities can of course make a game like this rather difficult. Personally, after I get all 10 achievements (none of which seem like they'll be too difficult to get) I'm prolly never gonna touch this game again. That all being said, I'd give this game an overall 5/10.

Great game from a great development team. Nice graphics, two player option, good pick up and play game. Levels could be tighter, they feel a little thrown together and could do with a wider variety of music tracks. Overall a nice game and an easy recommend. 87% PS. Please release some more games for amiga 0s4.1

power up is soooo freaking TOO LOOOOW DROP.. and when you died boop gone that is why you hard to kill any one, you just have to wait for them to leave hahahahaha pity.

Great game for a low price. It is not sky force, but it has all what a shmup need. Much popcorn, powerups small and big bosses. It makes really fun, the graphics a "retro" cool! I have some flickering and stutter with mouse, but with xbox controller it is really good controlable. I like to have it in my shmup collection. Good Job!

crashes frequently on win7. Its impossible to change sound setting (cant stand the music) or one of the other 2 available settings even level-change wont work, can only play first level and why is the UI partially German?

Probably the most dull, boring and tedious 2D shooter I have ever played in my entire life (and I own around 150 of 'em). So bad, I removed this game from my library.

Great and slick game by a small development team (2 guys). They come from the Amiga community, and still support that platform, which is an added bonus. The graphics is crisp, and the soundtracks are just awesome. With regards to gameplay; its your standard shoot-em up, but well made. This style of game has been my favorite since the C64 and Amiga days. Added bonus is that they plan to remake an Amiga version. Highly recommended!