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Reviews for "Retron"

Interesting Multi-View Innovation.

At first it looks like and plays like a simple shooter. Then, The view seems to skew by its own will. The key to victory is keeping mind which way your ship will go, because the multiple sliding views may distract or make you lose your sense of direction. You only lose health if you slide into an enemy.

holy crap...

i didnt think the 2d space shooter could be improved apon....i was very wrong.
On another note that was amazing good job.
No surprise its on the front page.

Simple, yet effective...

That's the best way to describe this game.

Graphics: Good. The graphics, though simple, are highly polished. They bring back fond memories of such fantastic titles as Grid Wars 2. The game could have used more of a background though... (7/10)

Style: Good. The game hasn't been overloaded with a whole lot of necessary 'stuff', and the package comes together coherently. The 'negative space' (lots and lots of blackness) comes to mind as a weakness again, and also the message that appears when you die is a grammatical horror. Still, good overall. (7/10)

Sound: Ok. The sound isn't quite as good. The effects are too quiet and the music, while good, is repetitive and forgeable. Not too bad though... (5/10)

Violence: Very little. I suppose blasting enemy ships out of the sky is violent, but let's fact it, these ships are just geometric shapes. (1/10)

Interactivity (game play): Not bad. I would have preferred it if you could move your ship forward and back as well as left to right, and perhaps a few more options would have made it more interesting, but keeping with the simplicity ethos, it's pretty good. (6/10)

Humor: Very little. There is a mildly amusing bit in the soundtrack, but that's about all. (1/10)

Overall: Good. Despite a few problems, this is a pretty good game. I'd recommend you increase the ship's range of motion and add a background. (7/10)

Kenney responds:

Graphics: Thanks, I tried adding some nice backgrounds but I liked the emptyness better.

Style: Thanks, again the same as above and A SPLODE is not a grammatical horror it's a tribute to Homestar Runner's Strong Bad.

Sounds: I made the sounds that silent because they would become annoying if they were too loud.

Humor: Not every game should be funny, I hate this point as much as interactiviy...So lame? You still found something funny in the game though =)

10 on humor

for the strong bad reference. fun game. confused me at first. it's a good idea.

xxx

good game i love the old stuff vamped up