Slower paced than many shmups, Pulstar is still fun to play through as you avoid enemy attacks, take shots at your attackers and look for an opportunity to unleash a charged attack. Despite some elements blending into the background on occasion and moments of slowdown, the visuals in the game are well done. The music is great and enhances the experience greatly. A detachable pod would be a good option to add some choice to how you tackle the challenge and too often you must rely on memorisation to get through the dangers, but nevertheless Pulstar remains an tough yet enjoyable retro offering.
"The NeoGeo is home to many fantastic shmups and now that you can play them on modern consoles, let's revisit 7 stand-out titles." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
December is finally here! This means yet another batch of Free Games with Prime.
Avoiderdragon: Perhaps it can be said that with all the complicated games that we’ve had in this day and age, minimalism and simplicity have become what quite a lot of gamers have started to look for. Either its going back to the gaming of yesteryear like Shovel Knight or something new but also barebones in looks and feel like a lot of indie titles in recent years, it seems that less is now definitely more. However, there are times when what’s less may be a bit too little after all.
Stunning Neo game, tough as nails though.
You need the NEO GEO CD version to really appreciate the music.