COG writes - Shooting Stars changes the meaning of an arcade shooter as an above average game with celebrity memes and vibrant colours.
What would you get if you took some of today's notable celebrities, coupled them with some internet memes, and decided to make a shoot ‘em up? You would likely end up with Shooting Stars!, a satire filled Indie game from developers Bloodirony. Its premise is simple. You are the hero Tscherno who, armed with a laser shooting cat and a hoverboard, is on a mission to take down the aliens who have disguised themselves as popular celebrities.
Lazer cats and disco balls of death prevail against aliens and pseudo-celebrities in Shooting Stars!.
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When you look at Shooting Stars’ Steam page, the description for the title is, “This game is the answer to one of the most important questions in life: ‘I can haz lazer kitty?’ Yes you can!” From that bit of text, you either chuckle or roll your eyes in the most violent way. This style of meme-heavy humor is one of the largest aspects of Shooting Stars, the newest bullet-hell action title out of developer Bloodirony. The bullet-hell style of video games has been one that has fallen out of favor recently, and Shooting Stars seems to know this as it heavily relies on the humor, as opposed to the actual gameplay. But if that humor falls flat, can the game still hold up?
Finally, a game with memes. What a novel idea.