A proper old school shooter. Not a Treasure ripoff or some anime-bullet-hell-nonsense. This is the best new shooter I have played for as long as I can remember, the kind of lost treasure you would need an emulator for. It really evokes the feeling of the golden age of shmups from my childhood. It might not be a huge challenge if you are into these kind of games, but they do not make them like this anymore. If you should find it too difficult, there is a huge range of upgrades that mitigates the difficulty.

The game starts with the developer thanking you for buying the game. I would like to thank them for making it.

Super fun and approachable shoot'em up. I normally don't like these games because I find them too difficult and not worth the effort to get good at. But Hybroxia 2 settles you into the difficulty nicely. First few levels are easy, then the difficulty gradually increases. By the time I was at the end of new game plus I was dodging screens full of bullets having a great time.

If you want a nice little "My first shoot'em up" that doesn't overstay it's welcome, this is it.

Target Audience: New or Relative new SHMUP players

Summary:

A game like this is tricky to review in terms of a strict recommendation versus not, mostly because it's so reliant of the history of the player who is picking it up, and how specific their needs/wants are from a SHMUP like this. To be frank, if there was a sideways thumb on this, I'd be giving it that rating.

There's nothing wrong on the surface of Habroxia 2: it's movement and gunplay is solid, having a reasonable secondary weapon system that can lead to some interesting ship configurations and can produce some challenge in the early going. Its directional aiming system on the 2D plane is a little bit different in the genre and helps it feel a little bit special compared to others on the mid-tier SHMUP genre. The game's upgrade system does help in allowing newer or less skilled players in the genre to be able to complete the game, despite not having strict difficulty settings.

With all that said, higher skilled SHMUP players will find the game's bullet patterns and boss designs to be lacking, feeling a bit repetitive over the long haul. Level design isn't entirely inspired in about half the levels, as even the claustrophobic caves start to feel the same when it's the 4th cave you've done in a row. The upgrade system starts to backfire on the game as even mid level shot power can absolutely destroy bosses in short fashion (not even when grinding for points), and for a game that's designed to be short and repetitious, you start to feel a lack of creativity over time. Enemy designs lack pizzaz and in particular, boss encounters almost feel like mini-boss counters over the long haul. There's a lack of oompf for a lot of elements from the game, as things like the music feel too generic to really get your heart pumping for the missions at hand. While the game does have a very basic story, it's on par with Arcade/early NES games, which may have been the design choice, but it still feels underwhelming especially when you get absolutely no reason/idea what's going at the mid-game.

It's really a game for those who want an easier experience and a solid but not overwhelming entry into the genre for the price point. It's good, but not great.


Gameplay Footage and Video Review: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/900050379

Lists:
Positives:

• Movement feels solid in terms of dodging and getting into position to take down waves of enemies.
  
• Changes in vertical and horizontal perceptive can help vary things up a tiny bit and helped the game's long haul.
  
• Special weapons all felt reasonably interesting to use (with one or two exceptions) and can lead to some cool combinations.
  
• Special weapon cooldown and tier system is a good skill based tool that can separate great players from good.
  
• With what sound design is here, there's some good feedback that can help immerse you into the experience.
  
• Branching path system is basic to follow but is appreciated for replays of levels.
  
• Solid in performance and no bugs/issues to report there.

Negatives:

• A lack of difficulty options for more veteran players haunts the game as the mid/late game can feel like a real push over without forcing arbitrary challenges on yourself.
  
• While the game has many bosses, not many of them stand out and start to feel very samey, especially in the game's boss rush mode when you face one after another.
  
• Level Design could have been more inspired over time, the number of levels start to work against it when you're facing the same cave system type without a lot of major differences.
  
• Nothing wows about the game's visual presentation in the big picture; it's very much like the old Gradius games, but missing the oomph of major visual spectacle of explosions or enemies dying.
  
• Despite some good sound design elements, there are missing elements here, in particular when you take damage, that can confuse the player and make them feel like the game's bugging out.
  
• Story feels very tacked on to the ends of the game and while it could have just not bothered with it, not having mid-game updates on what is happening makes it feel pointless at times.
  
• Music doesn't wow in any sort of way 90% of the time, feeling really generic and not actually adding to the experience.
  
• Inability to configure the controller can lead to some frustration for players, as buttons like the boost button would feel more natural to the game's control scheme in other places (boosting on a L3 push would have made a lot of sense for this game)

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fun game. pretty short. not as grind-y as it seems. pretty challenging at first but you do kinda become over powered. Boss Skuld was my favorite design. wish the bosses were a just a bit harder.

Here's my Habroxia 2 review, this time around Habroxia 2 is a Twin-Stick Shooter that makes the gameplay even more fun, let's get into the positives about this game.

The story mode they have is pretty cool once you beat the game they have NG+ modes that raise the difficulty of each stage, level designs are way better than the first game and the boss fights are well put together as well, the upgrades are also better this time around and allow you to do more overall with your ship.

There's also a few extra modes you can unlock that adds more to the overall experience, if you like Habroxia then you'll like this one as well.

The only negative I have to say about this game is final boss was kind of a let down other than that it's still an enjoyable experience and I hope they eventually make Habroxia 3.

I don't normally like these types of games, but this is dope.

Watch my review here:
https://youtu.be/4xTFPQ8kByQ

Having not played the first Habroxia, I was pleasantly surprised by this sequel! If you're expecting a bullet hell shooter, this isn't it. It's an old school style SHMUP game that has nice retro graphics and music, many different types of bosses, branching pathways to find secret levels, lots of upgrades and abilities and it's a lot of fun! Recommended!

"Habroxia 2" is a shoot'em up game; not a bullet hell. A classic arcade game with improvements. You can upgrade using currency earned while playing or choose not to, for additional difficulty. It has a few fun tricks up its sleeve, like shooting at different directions. It's not revolutionary for its genre but it holds the fort just fine!

It came to steam before "Habroxia" and it is harder, more fast paced and crazier than it!

With many upgrades, different loadouts, cool bosses, branching paths and tons of action, there won't be a dull moment! It isn't very lenghty but it has an NG+ mode to keep you busy longer. And let's not forget the "Boss Rush" mode! The storyline of the game is a nice breather from all the action!

It will take some time to make all the upgrades and you won't be able to bring them with you in every available mode. Decent controlling, fair difficulty and enough variety in enemies and modes to keep you entertained for a few hours! Unless you want to complete everything, that requires some extra playtime.

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This game is almost great, but is missing polish. The stick aim is cool, but upgrade system leaves a lot to be desired leading to either being overpowered or underpowered. BC of the upgrade system high scores/leaderboards are meaningless and because it's too forgiving you don't have that blistering "one more try" gameplay.

C+, but fun for a hour or two, and that's all you'll get out of it.

If you want to scratch that retro itch try Super Hydorah instead.

This is such a great game. It was probably one of the best/most faithful remakes of video games I've seen in its genre, and it was truly enjoyable and rewarding to play. The developers even open the game by thanking you for the time you spend playing it, and I found myself saying you're welcome at the end.

I was able to 100% the game in just 10 hours, however it's still greatly worth the money in my opinion and is an experience to be treasured.

The only things I think would make it better would be some sort of gamemode other than the campaign and the arcade side mode, and support for uncapped framerates. It would have been cool to play like an endless, or randomly generated type gamemode to give it some extra replayability, and having better technical support is always nice.

Thank you devs for such a fun game!