Preventive Strike
TocanaDev · 2018 · Indie, Action, Casual, Survival
PC
Mixed55% · 20
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About Preventive Strike
Preventive Strike is a dynamic arcade scroll-shooter created by a single developer. You control an overpowered attack helicopter with the objective to drive the enemy out of your land and make your way to the enemy base and eliminate the threat. They don't know what's coming, but neither do you!
The game has an isometric view on the level, which stands out from the typical for this genre top-down or side view and adds some depth to the environment. The graphics are simple yet eye-catching, with lots of stuff happening on screen. There's no room for boredom.
Key features include most of what you'd expect to see in an arcade shooter: fluid controls, a variety of enemies, power-ups, changing environments, player progression, score, etc.
The game has an isometric view on the level, which stands out from the typical for this genre top-down or side view and adds some depth to the environment. The graphics are simple yet eye-catching, with lots of stuff happening on screen. There's no room for boredom.
Key features include most of what you'd expect to see in an arcade shooter: fluid controls, a variety of enemies, power-ups, changing environments, player progression, score, etc.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Whilst I haven't played Preventive Strike for very long, it was long enough to discover that it's a bit of a pain in the neck. It is a scrolling game (up and down) in which the player flies a helicopter, shooting at enemy vehicles and ground installations, as well as collecting any bonus items that present themselves along the way. I had two major gripes with the game: 1) I felt as though all I was doing was constantly spamming my left and right mouse buttons (to shoot) - it was more of an exercise in how to get RSI, than it was in game-playing. Spamming my mouse buttons over and over and over again, without let up, was not an enjoyable experience - it didn't make for a fun game. [b][Update: The dev has advised that you can just hold down the mouse buttons to shoot, although that is not made clear in the game.][/b] 2) The controls can't be changed, which is a pain for those of us who don't want to use the standard controls. I mean, come on, it's the 21st century, for decades we've had the technology to enable control changing in games; it shouldn't be too hard to include that option in a game. [b][Update: Even though the controls can't be changed, you can use the arrow keys to …4 found this helpful
https://youtu.be/f8pyOiO5Zyc A lack of end level bosses is a major example of how this vertical Shoot-em-up is a minimal experience at best. Weapons lack impact, enemy AI is flat, and levels lack any defining style.2 found this helpful
Don't buy it, play the demo first, see for yourself. Bougth it cheap, even so, a waste. Be greeted from the first seconds with a veritable fire rain. Could only survive with a trainer, "played" a couple, deleted it. No room to maneuver, no beauty, no alternatives, no sense to it, no fun, just a mess of constant firerain.1 found this helpful
Difficult game but fun.
While it is pretty, in that "Look what I made all by myself" way, this is a really bad game. I was hoping for a fun arcade shooter but this fails at being fun. It would have been a bad arcade game as well since they want to keep you playing long enough to keep dropping quarters in the slot. Your helicopter is HUGE and makes dodging bullets nearly impossible and you have to shoot enemies so many times that you're stuck in front of them like a sitting duck. Don't waste your time or money on this game.
super fun, but very hard game! New easy option helps, but this is one tough ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game!
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