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.

Plays poorly. Very slow. Crashes.

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.