SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS

[table][th] Review by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/lists/] Gaming Masterpieces [/url] - The greatest games of all time on Steam. [/th][/table] Is this game a masterpiece? No, but it is one of the better shmups released this year. Actually, one of the best. Great 16-bit visuals, highly playable, a ton of options. Four difficulties to select, short, but challenging levels. And the levels are diverse - you will not have to shoot the same 3 enemies without much of a challenge for 30 minutes. You will encounter different foes, different bosses, different backgrounds. One special thing is the shockwave that you trigger when you use your special attack or when you destroy an enemy. The shockwave damages a large area. There is a graze bonus for getting very close to enemy bullets. The best way to play it is in tate mode - turn your monitor on its head and use the full display for the gaming area - no borders on the sides. The game also works with an ultrawide monitor - although with large borders on the sides. Gamepads are of course supported, even with Xbox and PlayStation symbols, depending what you use. You will also get some nice extras -…

Really fun shmup. Part Gunbird, Gigawing, and I think I see some R Type influence in some of the level design, but the whole game reads as a love letter to the genre. Gameplay is solid, mechanics are simple, tutorial is quick and thorough. And optional. My sole complaint is that enemy projectiles can get obscured by the crystals or the popup. I also don't know if purchased upgrades are per character, or single run only. It was shattering to spend loads of crystals on credits so I could practice a level, only to lose it when I came back to the game. If those upgrades are temporary, it'd be great to know.

A really fun beginner STG, however it feels at odds with itself. It feels like a not-quite danmaku with a lot of pre-dodonpachi sensibilities mixed with some light danmaku patterns. Almost like a beginner friendly batsugun. A good first game to 1CC, I was able to smash through all difficulties in a day and I'm terrible at these games. If you're on the fence but think you'll like it, give it a go. You'll be glad you did c:

pretty good

Fun game!

Shockwave Trigger is a solid Shmup that I'm having fun with so far. It's not going to revolutionize the genre, but it's worth a try if you enjoy these types of games. All of the bosses so far have video game references in their dialogue, I expect that to continue.