1up - A new XBLIG shoot-em-up hones in on one subgenre and mostly scores the hit.
Gamers Heroes writes: Taking liberal cues from the Touhou series of shmups, Creaky Lantern Games’ Aeternum tasks players with dodging a metric ton of bullets on their quest for a perfect run. However, this tribute proves to be far more frustrating than fair.
The Indie Mine reviews Aeternum, an Xbox 360 shoot-em-up (shmup) from new development studio Wasted Brilliance.
The XBLIG: Bullet Hells and I have a rocky history. I generally enjoy them and the challenge they represent, the attention to shot patterns and the repeated deaths that are a rite of passage. Aeternum (80 MSP) encapsulates that hard truth with scary efficiency, crushing egos of any and every size (on normal difficulty!). Sometimes you have to be put in your place, and here it’s done with hundreds of bullets, knowingly humorous dialogue, nice tunes, and an enjoyable cast of witches and many cats.
