Acid Web

Mad as a fish! I love it! Twin-stick madness, well balanced, and loads of varied game play. Oh, and a weird skull with spider legs. What more do you want from a video game?!!!

Video: https://youtu.be/jeqfjqrLBjI Acid Web ought to be more popular than it is. It's a rather fantastic twin-stick shooter with the vibes of Geometry Wars and Centipede jammed into one awesome sauce shooter. Wave based, fast paced, and absolutely awesome.

There is a lot to like here! Each enemy type has its own gimmick, which adds a lot of variety to the enemy formations. I also like how each level has its own thematic set of enemy formations, and it's cool that your weapon changes based on the level. So sometimes you might get thrown against an overwhelming number of enemies but receive a devastating weapon to even the odds. The style of this game (vector-like graphics, surreal humor, techno music) seems heavily inspired by Jeff Minter. That's a good thing!

One of my favorite shoot em ups in recent years, this one is simple on paper but still nearly overwhelming (in a good way) to play. The colors pop, the enemies look great when they explode, the spider hats slap hard, the weapon types are slick too. This one should be played by anyone with a controller and greedy eyeballs.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ eyeballs/10

What a game! A fun bullet hell with generative music and sound effects. Easy to pick up and just start playing. No fuzz, just a good game! The music is just fantastic! A new acid banger is generated for you every new wave. It will keep your head nodding during the difficult fights. I find myself not wanting the music to change for the next wave all the time and most often I am pleasantly surprised by the new track. Have you ever seen another game with music BPM as an adjustable option under audio settings? And the ability to edit the sound effects from within the dev options in the meny? The waves of enemies are increasingly difficult and very well made. Every tenth wave of so feels like getting a present from the game dev. No spoilers but they are very powerful! :) The selection of enemies is very broad. Everything between mines, seagulls and chess towers.