Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge

I bought it because I saw ZX Spectrum/Amstrad inspired jump and shoot, and boobs. I got both of those. Game's pretty fun if you want a slower paced run and gun, soundtrack's awesome (had the soundtrack for years before I bought the game). By default it installs the 2022 remake, but you can play the original 2014 release as well via the Steam Beta branch; Both are neat, and I like both for different reasons. The remake is a bit more fluid in terms of gameplay, but I honestly like the looks and feel of the original more overall. The dialogue added in the remake also isn't my favorite and kinda takes away from the game's backstory/setup in a way. Much prefer the straightforward feel it has without it. Does give an excuse to draw Serena's large chest jiggling, which is nice, but the art in the dialogue/"cutscenes" feels a bit... dumpier than the original design. Overall, quite fun, but very short unless you wanna replay it a few times. Took me three playthroughs (1 on the original, 2 on the remake) to 100% it.

A fun little acrade retro shooter with fast action. For bosses you have to find out certain patterns to beat them. But you also got infinite lives. So everything is fine and not unfair. It´s a great game and fun... but it´s pretty short. So maybe you don´t better pey the full price for 7 bucks and wait for a sale instead.

Ultionus is admittedly rather short, but if you can obtain it on sale - which happens regularly - you just night also manage to have fun. But first, we have to cover some major caveats: Ultionus is a (mostly) faithful - but otherwise visually glammed up - remake of a 1987 game from the "ZX Spectrum", a very-cheap (by design) computer format mostly remembered over in Europe. Due to various factors - such as games regularly being sold new for as little as 3 pounds, extreme hardware limitations, and their joysticks only having one button - design sensibilities in this market were very different to modern norms, or even contemporary expectations on the NES. This is not a "Run and Gun" experience, your character - save for some auto-scrolling sections - can not both move and shoot at the same time. This was true of the original - known as "Phantis", or "Game Over II" (depending on the market) - and is likewise maintained here as well. The game does feature (some) replay value in the form of achievements to pursue, as well as an alternative "Good Ending" - unlocked by saving your Ally (Balzac) on four specific levels - which furthermore unlocks access to an extra stage/boss.

I love this new version the controls are very responsive and the overall game is very good.

Funny little game with a reminder, watch out who you back mouth on Social Media.

I played this years ago and I remember that this game has god-awful clunky controls but I liked it anyways because it was funny. It's a hard one though. Also it has a 69% rating on steam, nice.