I don't know what to say. Have you ever played a game which was so good and so bad at once?


I would love to just select "Recommended" and write "Buy this game, it's awesome" then click "Submit", because it is. But why, oh why have the developers done the things to their game they did?


For starters, the game is a solid shoot 'em up. As you progress, you can change your robot's features by selecting the modules to use when the game offers to. You have a special charge attack, a Big Red Button, more than awesome music, more than awesome animations in the style of a late 70s anime. You have achievements, leaderboards, trading cards, ...

So what's wrong with this game?

Everything which is not gameplay-related:

• You cannot change resolution. You have 640x480 or something similarly small resolution to deal with like it or not. This results all of your other open applications resizing themselves when you quit.
  
• Also, with such a low resolution you cannot use your Steam overlay while in-game.
  
• You cannot switch between windowed mode and full screen. The game asks you if you want to go to full screen when you start, and that's it. Once you make your choice, you will stick to it until you quit.
  
• No options menu. At all. So no volume sliders, no control rebindings, nothing.
  
• You cannot pause. The devs mentioned somewhere that it's intentional as they want to simulate the arcade feeling where you cannot pause. Yeah, but in the arcade you dropped your quarter and played while it lasted without leaving. However, while you play your computer your girlfriend will occasionally call you (if you have one), the kids will call you (if you have those), and the postman will ring the bell so you need to leave your computer in the middle of your game.
  
• Related to the previous issue: when you press Esc, the game just goes back to the menu. Without asking.

Why do I feel angry about all of these? Because this is one of the best shooters I've ever played. Love the style, love the graphics, the music, the controls. Yet they managed to release this masterpiece with all these issues which is unforgivable.

Buy this game for the fun, or avoid it because of the technical execution... Your choice. For myself, I think I'll keep having fun with it. But also keep asking the question hopelessly to myself: "Why, oh why have the devs done this to their wonderful game?".

[h1]Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta[/h1] I don't know what to say. Have you ever played a game which was so good and so bad at once? [h1]Crush the evil plans[/h1] I would [b]love[/b] to just select "Recommended" and write "Buy this game, it's awesome" then click "Submit", because it is. But why, oh why have the developers done the things to their game they did? [h1]Gogoh Invaders from Spaaaaace[/h1] For starters, the game is a solid shoot 'em up. As you progress, you can change your robot's features by selecting the modules to use when the game offers to. You have a special charge attack, a Big Red Button, more than awesome music, more than awesome animations in the style of a late 70s anime. You have achievements, leaderboards, trading cards, ... So what's wrong with this game? Everything which is not gameplay-related: [list] [*]You cannot change resolution. You have 640x480 or something similarly small resolution to deal with like it or not. This results all of your other open applications resizing themselves when you quit. [*]Also, with such a low resolution you cannot use your Steam overlay while in-game. [*]You cannot switch between windowed mode and full screen. The game asks you if you want to go to full screen when you start, and that's it. Once you make your choice, you will stick to it until you quit. [*]No options menu. At all. So no volume sliders, no control rebindings, nothing. [*]You cannot pause. The devs mentioned somewhere that it's intentional as they want to simulate the arcade feeling where you cannot pause. Yeah, but in the arcade you dropped your quarter and played while it lasted without leaving. However, while you play your computer your girlfriend will occasionally call you (if you have one), the kids will call you (if you have those), and the postman will ring the bell so you need to leave your computer in the middle of your game. [*]Related to the previous issue: when you press Esc, the game just goes back to the menu. Without asking. [/list] Why do I feel angry about all of these? Because this is one of the best shooters I've ever played. Love the style, love the graphics, the music, the controls. Yet they managed to release this masterpiece with all these issues which is unforgivable. Buy this game for the fun, or avoid it because of the technical execution... Your choice. For myself, I think I'll keep having fun with it. But also keep asking the question hopelessly to myself: "Why, oh why have the devs done this to their wonderful game?".