BARK
Tic Toc Games · 2021 · Action, Hand-drawn, Co-op, Shooter, Side Scroller
PC
Positive82% · 39
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About BARK
Save our planet from the cybernetic fish armada, Dark Tide, who are spreading their reign of terror into outer space! Pilot a team of four-legged heroes as they fight to free their friends and bring peace to the Solar System.
Each pilot has their own unique gameplay style to fit their fuzzy personality in up to 4-player couch co-op. Hop in a mech and play as Barker the Dog whose ship “Wishbone” recruits buddies for extra firepower, Felicity the Cat and her spread shot ship “Payback,” Lucio the Bear and his helpful shield ship “Mossy Pig II” and Marv the Rabbit in his ship “Lucky 7” with homing bullets.
Overcome overwhelming odds by fusing mech abilities to create a powerful hybrid of their strengths in co-op mode. Be ready for any situation with Barker’s super attack “Bullet Stream”. Tear through enemies with Felicity’s “Cat’s Gaze” that unleashes a barrage of bullets. Come to the aid of injured comrades with Lucio the Bear’s expanding shield “Bear Hug” that protects nearby teammates from incoming bullets. Hop through enemy fire with Marv the Rabbit’s time-slowing super attack “Fearful Focus.” 
Test your might against the formidable bosses of each planet. Take on Spike the Narwhal, Vic the Sea Snake, and a whole slew of marine bad guys equipped with challenging attack patterns that increase in difficulty.
Work as a team, but be sure to grab the most plutonium from defeated enemies to see how your high-score ranks against your fellow teammates.
Can you defeat the Dark Tide before their deep-sea forces completely take over the Solar System?! Squad up and fight to take back the Earth in B.ARK!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise BARK as a delightfully accessible and charming shmup that successfully distills the genre into something fun and engaging for both newcomers and experienced players, with beautiful audiovisuals inspired by Saturday morning cartoons. However, some feel the game is limited by its single weapon option and short playtime, with critics viewing it more as a brief experience or "teaser" rather than a full-featured game, and noting it may not hold appeal for those seeking deeper gameplay variety or challenge comparable to pricier alternatives.
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Why is this game so amazingly, odds-defyingly, groundshakingly good? Well, I'll tell you. BARK has taken a niche genre of game that usually focuses on punishing difficulty, overwhelming screens full of moving objects to track, and distilled the classic elements of it down to a simply adorable, sweet, accessible story that can be absorbed in five minutes and appreciated immediately. BARK is [i]fun[/i]. Seriously fun. Stupidly fun. Fun alone. Fun with friends. Fun for longtime shmup fans who aren't afraid of cuteness. Fun for brand-new players who don't want to be dropped into bullet hell without a lifeline. It's quick to pick up and roll with, and yet, it's challenging enough to hold interest for a broad range of player skill levels underserved by the HERE THAR BE MONSTERS LADDIE brutality of hardcore shmups. Thing is...I love the brutal shmups. And I love BARK too. What I needed to do was immediately obvious, but the game was balanced to make it a little harrowing, purely for timing on some enemy swarms. Memorization helps, but learning the capabilities of your ship and making decisions about your approach to enemies helps, too. Every technique that'll serve you well in the har…1 found this helpful
I'm not really sure why I kept hearing about this game in random places lol. Maybe if you have kids get this on sale, but it was actually a little bit challenging for kids, and there are way better things you could be doing with your time. Maybe if you're really really good at schmups AND you have kids? That's the best I can do here...
[quote]Just saying, but I do have a curator page. If you somehow like my remarks about games, you can find more of them here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44130985-TDP%27s-Gaming-Escapades [/quote] [b]I feel like I have to clarify something first:[/b] This game is beautifully made and the rating I have given it, is mainly based on its single player experience. If you want to purchase this game to play it in multiplayer mode with your family or kids, I encourage you to read further. B.ARK is a shmup game that I bought a very long time ago, but never got around to playing it until recently. The devs claim that the game was inspired by saturday morning cartoons and they surely have accomplished what they had set out to do. But while the game succeeds in nailing the audio and visual aspects, it becomes a divisive title when it comes to the actual gameplay. [h2]Production values are surely high[/h2] Seems like the developers cut no expenses in the presentation department, because the game appears stellar in that regard. The developers have nailed the saturday morning cartoon looks and feel of the game. The character designs are really kid-friendly, the environments are colo…
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I thought this was gonna be the game that finally beats Gradius V (a 60 dollar game) but no. It's great in every respect except you only get one basic weapon (wtf!?!) which makes it super boring. That's when I realized why it's priced at 2 dollars: It's just a teaser, really. Could be worth the price but I don't want boring in my library so I'm thinking about refunding it. I am, however, waiting feverishly for a sequel with some kind of weapon shop. Would be worth a lot more money.
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