Hop on a flying crab and go on an adventure that blends exploring intricate branching stages with blistering shoot 'em up action. Gather upgrade materials, escape with the goods, discover hidden areas, and take down 15 unique bosses to save Crater City.
This is a fantastic game but do not go in expecting a typical shmup. The core gameplay is a shmup and it does get hectic but it has branching pathways that require multiple stage playthroughs and I'd say progressive weapon and puzzle solving that reminded me of if Zelda was a shmup. Love this game. Very much worth it!
A fantastic crest-like (item/skill/ability gated level based exploration) SHMUP, I have really enjoyed my time with this game so far! I think you should give this one a try if you enjoy SHMUPs, crest-likes, or even Metroidvanias.
You play through levels with arcing pathways that need to sometimes be discovered or unlocked, while collecting materials...
Meh. It's another one of those Shoot 'Em Up. It's good though has the same issues as other games like these. All good on normal difficulty but if you play on the hardest difficulty, GL getting past the second stage. If you don't want a frustrating experience, just play it on normal.
6.5/10
What I find interesting about this game is the subversion of genre; what looks like a standard "shmup" at first is easily found to be a blending of at least three different genres that I've yet to see combined so distinctively.
A shmup from the view of the surface.
An adventure game (kind of on-rails) once you start to learn it.
And then a puzzle game,...
