MECHBLAZE

Most 2D side scrolling shooters ask you to run and gun. Not MechBlaze. In MechBlaze you *strut* and gun. Because you're a two-hundred tonne war machine and everyone else needs to get the f*ck out of the way.

A fun run and gun shooter that was obviously inspired by Assault Suits Vulken (Cybernator in English) with just a touch of super contra and the animation Mazinger. It doesn't quite live up to the original games that inspired it with some of the controls, particularly aiming, and decisions add rapidly respawning enemies on certain levels adding more annoyance than enjoyment. Being able to customize your weapon loadout at the start of the game adds some depth but it would have been nice if it was possible to swap some of the weapons as you progress. Overall though it is decent effort that is well worth the price if you enjoy the gameplay and aesthetics of 90s run and gun shooters.

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[b]Mechblaze[/b] feels like a return to Astro Port's origins, while also fully embracing the convoluted continuity set game after game. It's a clear spiritual successor to one of their earliest games, [b]Gigantic Army[/b], forsaking the more modern elements of [b]Steel Strider[/b] to return to a [b]Valken/Cybernator[/b] mech. It's however set before either of those, taking place parallel to [b]Armed Seven[/b], and even directly involves Vulkaiser - it's like a Gundam series where suddenly Mazinger is involved, but Japan has had [b]Super Robot Wars[/b] for decades so… Hiroko Nakaya, an important character in a few other games, here assists the player, and is established (or rather retconned) to be a background character in [b]Vulkaiser[/b] and [b]Meglilo[/b]; a cutscene in the latter game is also reframed in a more serious way, in light of the development of Nakaya throughout the timeline. The mech feels heavy yet maneuverable as it should, and it now comes with unlimited dashing for no more frustration when traversing long stretches of terrain. The shield, while essential to survive some tricky situations, can't be used indefinitely and eventually breaks, with no chances of recov…

you like mechs? this game is for you but there are four things you should know first 1. this game is hard 2. the controls are unconventional 3. this is best played with a controller 4. this game doesnt have fullscreen and only runs on windowed. you can use magpie in tandem for this to be fullscreen

"Mechblaze" - in a strange way - is a more accurate mech-simulation than so many others I've played, especially modern 3D variants. In "Mechblaze" instead, the mech feels the way a mech should feel in my opinion: heavy, armored, cramped with weapons, but also very vulnerable, because of its slowness. In "Mechblaze" we control one of those mechs, moving in an industrial, beautiful side-scrolling world using three wepons we chose from the loadout to defeat countless enemies of all kind, being it other mechs, drones, and oversized bosses. And its a pleasure to navigate, using the jetpack to move out of bullets just to find yourself falling down after the jetpack energy is empty. Its a pleasure to activate the shield, but also not to use it all to often because it breaks away. Its a real reward to get one of those wepon upgrades, making the laser more powerful or the standard weapon. There is no upgrade or customize your mech - "Mechblaze" is meant to conjure the action I remember from some Amiga classics. They are classics for a reason, and so became "Mechblaze" for me.