"Mighty Tactical Shooter is an interesting game that puts brains and tactical know-how over quick reflexes and trigger-happy fingers. Each turn, players will be able to control the distance, direction, and even the curvature of the ship’s path, firing automatically through the air. During the planning phase of each turn, players will be able to see the visual-prediction paths of enemy movements, in order to accurately destroy enemies and avoid attacks. The Mighty Git, the lead developer for the team, has stated that this won’t make the game any easier."
Joseph Dwan writes: I thought a turn-based shoot-em-up doesn’t sound quite right. Side scrolling bullet hell shooters are built around a mix of reflexes and learning patterns, so adding in a turn-based system just wouldn’t mesh with that. I have been proven wrong with the preview of Mighty Tactical Shooter at EGX Rezzed.
Those of you who might have paid close attention to EGX Rezzed last year, or visited The Gadget Show Live, or are even just avid fans of scouring Kickstarter regularly might have heard of this game before. Mighty Tactical Shooter is a side scrolling shoot ‘em up with a set of unique features. As I mentioned, the game is turn based: you give the ship commands and set them off, allowing both the ship and the enemies to perform their actions in real time. This process then repeats throughout the level. As the ship is upgraded, new weapons will become available. This is where the game gets really interesting.
Carl Williams writes, "Fans of 16-Bit style shooters will want to read up on Mighty Tactical Shooter. As of this writing, there is still time to throw more cash at it on Kickstarter, even though it is successfully funded already. Reminiscent of the Thunder Force series or Gradius from Konami, Mighty Tactical Shooter also mixes in turn based strategy elements. Weird sounding, sure but it works somehow."
Voxel Juice writes: "What I love the most is how the developers have managed to turn a reflex based genre into a tactical one without sacrificing that heart-pumping atmosphere. There’s even a resource management system where you can decide whether to power up shields, devote resources to repairs, missile production or pour all power into the forward firing batteries."
