In the market for some retro SHMUP action? Want it in the vertically-scrolling fashion? The catchily titled Tiny Pixels Vol. 1 - Ninpo Blast is now available.
Why just shoot things when you can have a proper reason for doing so? That's the case as Flightpath: Adventures in Venaris starts shooting things up on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.
It may come with a fancy launch trailer, but there's seemingly much to love about the release of Raiden IV x MIKADO remix on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. In fact, if you're looking for a real blast from the past, this is a shoot 'em up you won't want to miss.
Yeah yeah, we've heard it all before - game comes to market, selling itself along the lines of the ultimate version of what has come before it. Guntech 2 is the latest to attempt just that, sold by the Utopos Games team as the ultimate retro-styled SHMUP. Does it hold up?
“When life gives you explosions, make Explosionade”, says the trailer, which should give you an idea of where Explosionade DX is being pitched. This isn’t the thinking person’s shooter: this is shlock, gore and mayhem. It’s Turrican, but less of the jumpy exploration stuff, and more of the bullet-hell, ‘make everything explode’ stuff. Explosionade DX is out now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5 and Switch.
Arcade shoot ‘em ups aren't exactly a rarity these days, with developers still looking to bring the old school vibes to the modern era. Not many can make the claim of having a protagonist possessing an insurmountable amount of swag though. Step forward Project Starship X, and its cool as hell star pilot Swagthulhu, which has just launched on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
