Excellent Tyrian-style shmup!
Bodacious selection of weapons and ship systems. Good music. Great sound effects. Damned hard (but mostly fair) game play. No, I didn't finish, but I'll be giving it another try sometime -- this is going on my faves list. This is easily one of the best Flash-based shoot-em-ups I've yet seen. Awesome job!
fuk me dead man
dude i wud giv it a ten nd all but srsly u wanna put in a check point or 2 cuz wen the boos came it lagged nd i died nd then i had 2 starrt again srsly man that makes me lyk wanna quit afta 2 games but besides that great game
Great game but a hard game too
ahhh!!I keep on getting hit then getting hit!!Atleast make the controls easier to move so u can dodge it very fast.
BUT GREAT GAME
Close To Done.
Starfire, while being an excellent Tyrian clone, suffers from a few setbacks. Gameplay scales nicely, but the power acquisition curve is a bit fast - putting a bit of money in the hands of the player instantly results in massive upgrades. The upgrades themselves do not appear to be commensurate with level; levels 1 and 2 are a breeze once the controls are mastered, but level 3's boss will have gamers screaming at their computers in rage.
Speaking of the level 3 boss, this is the single most discouraging aspect of the game. His instant kill dash attack cannot be survived even with the best shields and armor, and his ability to fire off lethal shots and then dash into the gap between his ranged shots makes it impossible to dodge at times. Worst of all, the "invulnerability" boost does not make you invulnerable to this attack.
Aside from this one boss, a very solid game. The ability to purchase boss save points, or extra lives, would round it out nicely.
Good Game Overall
The only problem I have with this game is the lag spikes on the 4th boss. Even on low quality the 6 plasma cannons shooting simultaneously always causes a lag spike. If you destroy the cannons they dont fire together and its fine but the initial first 2-3 shoots are painful to dodge.
Other than that great game.