Steel Storm: Burning Retribution Reviews

This could have been a great game, but for me personally I HATE games that spawn enemies right next to you, really defeats the purpose of clearing an area just to have people spawn right next to you from some triggered event.

Great retro fun. xbox controller is a must or don't bother.

It feels like someone invented the time machine, transported id Software team from 1992 to present day, gave them modern technology, and then they made this game. All elements are there, like back in the day. It counts your score, died enemies don't disappear, there's a lives system, but this time a meaningful one - it allows you to respawn without losing progress unlike useless thing inferior to quickload we had before. And I even became interested in this game after playing shareware Episode 1! AI is challenging. Enemies are able to predict where you're moving and shoot there, giving sense of accomplishment when you manage to overcome a hard battle. The game is powered by DarkPlaces engine which is based on id technology, and it shows. Level editor gives you a set of primitives you can cut, shape and bend plus set of texture atlases instead of several pre-made models like engines do today. Thanks to it, levels are as interesting and imaginative as in other idTech-powered masterpieces such as Quake3, Quake4, Doom3, Prey. And a feel of playing something of id Software quality wouldn't be there without modding tools, which are well designed. There's a NetRadiant editor to make new locations, and SandStorm editor to make missions. SandStorm is a wonderful idea: it allows you to place enemies, objects, triggers etc. in a separate file and test your mission instantly without waiting for a lengthy lightmap compilation. This approach also opens the door towards having multiple missions taking place on the same map to fully utilize its potential. Excellent usage of the engine and classic design which make it feel like playing an old-school id Software release are an amazing accomplishment for a small indie team. If you're looking for a game that can make you relive the feelings from the 90s, you've just found it.

I really like this game. It's a fun space shooter that is simply a nice update on the popular 80s genre. Graphics are good, weapon upgrades are cool, and game play is straight forward and easy to learn. It's also kind of a fun no-brainer to play after engaging in some of the more intense and complex games these days.

Played it a long time ago. Can't remember much but I beat the game. That alone tells you it's at least decent. Mostly just arcade style blasting and flying around.

Would be more fun if enemies wouldnt spawn behind you while trying to kill the enemies in front of you. And in the restricted playing arena there is really nowhere to dodge or hide. On some levels the enemies are the same color as the backgrond! This was on easy difficulty, I was being slaughtered!

I really want to like this game, as it's great to kill a couple minutes while something else is downloading. But I find the objectives need to be more clearly marked, or yanno... marked. It's never very clear what you should be doing. At least half of my time played has probably been spent doubling back to find some unmarked point i missed.

[H1]Nice, old school top down shooter[/h1] I really like this game, it has a bunch of good things in my book. Having said that, I woudn't recomend this game to anyone. The average at best graphics, the hard to get controlls and the general lack of eyecandy might turn down more than one player. But if you like old school shooters, and don't mind unfair difficulty and hard controlls, then give this game a shot. [B]In doubt you'll like the gameplay? Download the Demo![/b] [b]Pros[/b] [list] [*] Hard shmup gameplay [*] Somewhat unfair difficulty, you have to learn the stages (or how the game throws enemies at you) to complete them. [*] Old school feel. [*] Weapon unlocks, a couple of different main weapons, secondaries and extras [*] The game taunts you when you quit [/list] [b]CONS[/b] [list] [*] Average at best graphics [*] Ugly menus and interface [*] Less than interesting music [*] Difficutly and controlls(1) might not suite everyone [/list] [b]I appreciate that this game runs in Linux[/b] (1) This gameplay doesn't have a steep learning curve, the controlls are basically wasd+mouse, the camera rotates with your hovertank, which might be confusing, but you can turn that off. I don't mean the controlls are hard to learn, it just plays different than other games.

This game is awful. The camera is so poorly designed that it is the only game I have ever played that made me feel sick; my friend and I couldn't even last 20 minutes of gameplay time without feeling nauseous. Save your money and skip over this one.

Not worth the full $15 price, but a great game to pick up when it goes on sale. Don't set a goal to sit down and beat this game. It isn't that type of experience. This game is great for picking up and playing whenever you have an hour or two to kill.