Justin Celani writes: “Pew, pew, pew, pew, dodge, pew, upgrade, pew, bang, high score, explosion, dead.” If I had to review a game within the context of a single sentence, this could possible do justice to the entire shooter-em-up genre, but there are always aspects that make each game stand out. Roche Fusion is a game that harkens back to the days of trying to best your friends’ high scores, play co-op and survive, while dealing with the insane amount of things thrown at you at once on the screen. Does it do anything new, or better yet, does it have to?
Dimension Drive? is a top down shoot ‘em up by two space engineers which is currently on Kickstarter. They’re chugging away with funds, but still need more to succeed. Now you can take full advantage of that.
Excamedia Academy's trials and tribulations towards Greenlight with their first big game Nanos.
What is Excamedia Academy?
Excamedia Academy gives students the chance to see how a game is developed, from beginning to end. This way, they are far better prepared when they end their study and start their own company. To make sure most projects can be finished, we are aiming for mid-sized games like Bomberman, Geometry Wars, Zen Pinball and other arcade-like games.
What is Nanos?
Nanos is the new revolution in the brick-breaking genre. You've probably played these hundreds of times: you break tons of bricks by shooting balls with a pad. Nanos is meant to be much more. It has the basis of classics Arkanoid and Breakout, with a touch of Pong. The biggest but most obvious twist is that Nanos can be played with up to four players.
Chaz at Twinfinite writes,
Since as long as I can remember, I’ve been a fan of top-down shooter games. Starting with arcade classics such as Galaga and 1942, I’ve loved the idea of soaring along and battling wave after wave of enemies to reach the goal and defeat potent bosses. Roche Fusion is a full-bore modern take on the genre, with an emphasis on the “waves of enemies” and a punishing torrent of baddies, bullets, and bosses to cut your way through. With a variety of ships to unlock and pilot, a pulse-pounding soundtrack, and a sharp aesthetic, it brings a lot to the table. But does this style of game still hold up, so many years later?
