Robotron 2084- with upgrades!
This game has beautiful graphics- all of the robots look wonderful right before they blow up ;) And the gameplay difficulty is set just right to get a little harder every level, which forced me to stay on my toes! I really liked thet fact that upgrades carried over to the next level, which helped clear out enemies and kept the multiplier going. This is an excellent tribute to Robotron! Superb job!
yeah I realised early on that the upgrades really had to continue across levels. It was either that or try to avoid ejecting them too late on each level: I went for the former option 'cuz I really liked the way the pixel teleport looked when you had a shield power-up going on.
Good game :)!
I did 180k or something like that.
thanks for the positivity....every little helps!
this game hasn't been too popular so it's nice to know a few people appreciate it 'cuz it was a project close to my heart: I've wanted to update Robotron in this way since back in the 90's - there didn't seem to be much point doing it back then 'cuz everything was going 3D and there was no flash-game scene to speak of, (and also I was way too out-of-it all the time to ever get around to doing it anyway)....anyway, glad you liked it.
nothing revolutionary, but fun and very well done
hey its nothing we havent played before, but it was definitely fun and the way it was animated made the act of shooting stuff really weighty and satisfying, if that makes sense. All the other reviews seem to be giving the game a hard time for some reason, so im gonna give the ten because this game having 3.24 is just absurd. Its fun and its browser based, people need to relax with the criticism
thanks dude! - I really liked that you mentioned the "weighty and satisfying" shooting/explosions 'cuz really that was my main priority when I made it (so yes you where making sense - at least to me). I really like it when I can 'feel' the stuff I shoot exploding.
I've got a couple of other shooters in the pipeline and I'm gonna try using the same or similar fx to hopefully retain that "weightyness" while also adding a bit more depth of gameplay.
Nice action game, but a bit too easy - I just got oevr 28 million points on my very first try. Even though it is more than twice the 2nd place, I guarantee it was legit - I'll post my strategy below.
Good:
- Lots of action: Must shoot/move constantly to avoid death. No rest outside of pause screen. Story kept to a minimum so we can understand what's happening, no boring pointless dialogues (since this is an action game, it's a plus)
- Perfect pace: The game's speed overall is not exceedingly fast nor slow. It is entirely possible to evade most (if not all) attacks, although it is much easier to hide behind the reactors for cover.
- Perfect sound: Both music and effects are solid choices - I didn't even think about muting the game's sound.
- Nice graphics: Speaks for itself. Robots design and visual effects are just great.
- SURPRISINGLY, NOT LAGGY. Well, just a bit sometimes, but didn't affect my experience that much. I already played other games with this level of effects that slowed down my browser to a crawl, so this was nice.
Bad:
- Lack of bosses: For me, the greatest flaw of the game - 1 boss every 5 levels, plus a final megaboss would have been a LOT of fun.
- Upgrade system is absolutely random: It was a pain to get those "maxed guns" medal. Purely luck-based. Not that it isn't good. It's just too random.
And that's it! Fantastic game!
Strategy: Use powerups to clear the screen - especially the shield powerup. Always start levels by going to a side/corner and shooting enemies around the screen (e.g. clock wise) because you will be bombarded if you stay in the middle.
As long as you have the shield up, you can steamroll everything and collect everything they drop instantly. This is how you get to excessive high multipliers and multiple upgrades, as well as new shield drops to replenish yours and keep the carnage going - keep getting shields and ramming enemies over. This strategy makes the last levels incredibly easy (more enemies, more powerups and multipliers)
I believe a much higher (Legit) score is attainable because my mult was over 30x at the very last level, and I did die twice during the game.
Also, always leave 1 enemy robot around - Destroy all reactors before the last robot. (careful with shockwave)
Final tip: Toggle auto-fire! For those who don't know: Press mouse button, drag it outside flash window, release button and bring the mouse back to the flash window. It will keep firing until you click and release the mouse button again. Repeat if necessary
A bit different, but is not bad, is entertaining