PION

Another small dev project abandoned unfinished with a forum full of dev promises for future content and additions that were not delivered. Too bad, because it definitely gives that feel that it could have been pretty cool with more made of it. Game has some charm in its weird, drifty movement and slow rotating to fire, but the fact that you and enemies both all have trouble moving and aiming, makes the game more like someone armed a bunch of balloons. Maps are narrow corridors, too, so enemies tend to clump up comically, bumping around shooting each other and generally not giving the impression of the "intelligent" enemies the store page promises. There are a lot of weapons, and they can be fun and novel to play with, and seem to have a good weight and impact to them. You also have several ships and pilots to pick from, which play noticeably differently. Ultimately, though, it feels like a novelty that needed to find direction beyond narrow hallways full of bumping enemies, and I'd only recommend it to people wanting something odd who are notably tolerant of its failings and prepared for its sluggish play. There [i]are[/i] subtleties and scope for skillful play. If you play …

I like the game, but this is obviously a product of someone who doesn't have a huge pool of experience. The game is fun, weapons are awesome and the controls are sluggish but fitting. Once you play for a bit you understand why different turn speeds and such are important. Basically, the foundation and combat for the game is great. HOWEVER, and this is why I would NOT recommend the game as it is, it was not utilized well. First off, there is no tutorial. If anybody can tell me what the hell DATA is, feel free to inform. Upgrades seem to reset every level for some reason, and when you reach your third level, MASSIVE difficulty spike. Basically goes from a regular shooter with a few bosses per level to full boss rush within one level transition. Flashbangs, trap black holes, and tracker missiles (which have icons on them, implying you can either dodge or neutralize these missiles but you would be mistaken) are suddenly bombarding you constantly. Get to level three and if you're really unlucky, you'll have died before the screen finally faded off of white. Or you'll get trapped in three black holes and get blasted to hell with tracker missiles. The levels are also really constricted…

One of my favorite games of all time. Easy to learn, hard to master. Fun, accessible top-down shooter with amazing replayability.

Very good game and growing -Local CO-OP to be added soon -Pretty -Replayable -Varied arsenal of weapons and ships

This could have been great if the controls were better. So much good here that is ruined by bad controls. Pass on this.

It's okay. It's well-made for what it is. The difficulty is a bit hit-or-miss, but the action is fun and there's plenty of it. Quick old-school fun that reminded me of some of the top down shooters I played back in the days of shareware. I do NOT feel like it's worth $20+ however, and personally wouldn't recommend spending more than a few dollars on this, buit maybe that's just because the game didn't quite land for me.