shmup
- Switch 2
Cotton Reboot! (Switch 2) review
As the old saying reminds us, “don’t mess with success.” And that adage seems especially prudent when discussing the work…
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Muchi Muchi Pork! & PinkSweets Boosted review
CAVE might not have invented the vertically scrolling shooter, but the studio helped turn the subgenre into an art form.…
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Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark review
One recurring detail in Toaplan’s shooters is military hardware. Tiger-Heli established this trend in 1985, pitting your lone copter against…
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XeGrader plus review
With its pixel art and modest mechanics, XeGrader plus looks like another one of those modern games infatuated with retro…
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Apidya’ Special review
Most shoot ‘em ups are content with sending space ships through starry battlefields. Apidya’ Special replaces the customary enemy armadas…
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Viral Reload EX review
There’s something refreshing about a shoot ‘em that shirks overcomplication. Viral Reload EX from Retrocade Media is that kind of…
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Truxton Extreme review
The best arcade shoot ‘em ups were never about long-term satisfaction or complex progression systems. Instead, they distilled everything into…
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70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X review
Some games are inspired by anime. But 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X thinks it is one. Originally released for the PlayStation…
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Kamikaze Empire Review
Like many doujin-developed games, Kamikaze Empire doesn’t make a very strong strong first impression. Its visuals are unapologetically functional, with…
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Psyvariar 3 review
Psyvariar 3 represents an overdue return for Success Corporation’s long-running shmup series. Much of the third entry’s strength stems from…
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