Category Archives: Shmups

Galaxy Storm: It’s Just Galaxian

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Lee 2 Comments

Galaxy Storm: It’s Just Galaxian Oh hey, it’s Galaxian. You know, the precursor to the more famous Galaga.

Android, Commissioned, LEE YOU SOLD OUT I'M NEVER COMING BACK HERE AGAIN, Pay-to-Win, Shmups, Video Gaming

A Review of the Indie Royale “Debut Bundle”

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Lee 1 Comment

You know the drill. Go to Indie Royale in the next three days, buy cheap rad games, support poor struggling game developers. Then keep going back for more because their service is great. Here’s my look at the most recent … Continue reading →

Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Shmups, Tower Defense, Video Gaming

A Review of the Indie Royale “Mash Bundle”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Lee Leave a comment

A Review of the Indie Royale “Mash Bundle” I love these little indie bundles. There’s like ten different ones and they keep having new packages every couple of weeks. Thanks to inflation and joining forces with Steam, video games are … Continue reading →

Adventure, Beat-Em-Up, Online Gaming, Platformer, Shmups, Strategy, Video Gaming

Frog Fractions and Multi-Genre Games

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Lee 1 Comment

Frog Fractions and Multi-Genre Games SPOILERS AHEAD Frog Fractions is a browser-based flash game that initially appears to be about completing simple actions (a frog eating bugs) to teach players about fractions and mathematics. However, this premise is quickly revealed … Continue reading →

Adventure, Comedy, Shmups, This isn't just a video game this is ART you wouldn't understand it you plebian filth, Video Gaming

Crazygame.exe

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Lee 1 Comment

Crazygame.exe a very basic and extremely addictive game designed to test your gaming reflexes. You control a tiny spaceship in an asteroid field (and unlike real asteroid fields, there aren’t thousands of miles between obstacles) and fly around, dodging one-pixel … Continue reading →

Shmups, Video Gaming

5 Gaming Crossovers I’d Like to See

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Lee 1 Comment

Crossover video games are usually a quickly churned-out gimmick intended to capitalize on two separate franchises. Junk food gaming for that quick fix. Occasionally the results are interesting, but there is the potential for so much more. If Disney and … Continue reading →

Animu, Beat-Em-Up, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Fighting Games, League of Legends, RPG or thereabouts, Shmups, Video Gaming

10 More “Underrated” Games That Are Actually Overrated

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Lee 11 Comments

This is the sequel to my first article about games that are improperly labeled as underrated. Behold: Rez (Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, 2001) Whenever someone reviews Rez, they invariably write some nonsense about synesthesia, a disorder of the senses … Continue reading →

Animu, Beat-Em-Up, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Horror, RPG or thereabouts, Shmups, This isn't just a video game this is ART you wouldn't understand it you plebian filth, Video Gaming

Dragon Breed owns.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lee 5 Comments

Dragon Breed is a 1989 shoot-em-up by Irem. What separates Dragon Breed from others of its genre is the indestructible dragon that the protagonist rides. It is the human mounted on his head that you need to protect; the dragon … Continue reading →

Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Shmups, Video Gaming