Advantage states have been very prominent in gaming. The easiest example of this would be how the bosses of Mega Man are weak to the […] Read More
My biggest sin as a shmup player is the low amount of Cave games I’ve played. I’ve watched tons of videos about Mushihimesama and DoDonPachi, […] Read More
I’ve always wondered, what exactly does it mean to be a spiritual successor? Is it some title you can claim if your game is similar […] Read More
You can easily tell within the first 10 minutes of playing whether you will like or not a shmup game. It’s quite a beautiful quality […] Read More
There are sport games like FIFA and Madden, but then there are the “Sport” games. Games like Tecmo Super Bowl, NFL Street, NFL Blitz, those […] Read More
When you have a goal as ambitious as playing every single shmup game in existence, there are bound to be comparisons. It’s an inevitability. We […] Read More
The formula for a shmup is a pretty simple one. Have a ship, add enemies, makes the screen auto-scroll and voila! And yet, there have […] Read More
Switch ‘N’ Shoot is a vertical shmup with a very peculiar constraint: You only need one button to play. Developer: Matt Glanville Platform: Nintendo Switch […] Read More
Isolation in a game is a very tricky mechanic. If done properly, it can convey a sense of dread and helplessness to a player. Not […] Read More
Even if my goal is to review every single shmup there is, I must admit that I am more interested in ones than others. There […] Read More