Tag Archives: shmup

The charming indie shooter arrives on Switch with an optional easier difficulty and city restoration component. But expect the same horizontally scrolling action that references everything from Gradius, U.N. Squadrun, to Life Force. The shoot ...

Gravitar: Recharged makes some changes to series formula. That’s a good thing, since the original was overdue for an update that softened some of the game’s pricky design decisions. Adamvision and SneakyBox Studios’ Recharged series ...

Rolling Gunner might not be the prettiest horizontally-scrolling shooter. But the game counterbalances its utilitarian looks with engrossing playability. The bundled DLC adds additional longevity. Sadly, it’s been over a decade since danmaku masters Cave ...

Known as Cotton Rock ‘n Roll: Superlative Night Dreams in Japan, the Success’ shooter makes it way stateside. It’s got seven different playable characters and unlockable homage stages. While the game establishes a new watermark ...

Dodge, shoot, die, and curse- now repeat this cycles dozens of times. Like any respectable shmup, Z-Warp will submerge you in screens awash with projectiles. Learning to swim through it all can be gratifying. Panda ...

Journeying through Andro Dunos 2 feels like finding an alternate reality, where Visco built on the foundations of it’s 1992 shooter and crafted a sequel that thoroughly improves on its predecessor while still adhering to the ...

Fans of weapon-shifting STGs like Radiant Silvergun or Ikaruga are urged to give GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION a go. Learning to maximize the effectiveness of your mighty arsenal offers a lot of enjoyment. Often, the best ...

Hyperdimension Neptunia spin-offs have witnessed the Goddesses undertaking everything from idol careers (Producing Perfection) to tackling a faux-MMO (Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online). Here, Nep Nep and the girls revisit the arcade action era, taking ...

Heralded as one of the genre’s best efforts, DoDonPachi arrives on Switch with all of the substance found in the 2010 Xbox 360 port. It’s a notoriously tough game but mastering the way through the ...

Gynoug is a pleasing trip back to the nineties, when coders kept hands sweaty, composers made modest soundchips sing, and artists brought giant, alien phalluses onto the family television.  As a enthusiast of ‘90s-era STGs, ...