Starship Shooter HD
Tony Mei | Apr 14, 2010 Games
(12 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5)
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Starship Shooter HD takes an established space action shooter formula and executes it right on. While the game does not stray too far from the ordinary and already established, it brings a refreshing, classic action-y space shooter chock filled with evil aliens, asteroids, frantic game play and a well executed upgrading system.
Game play involves flying your ship around the edge of the screen, forcing you to repeatedly strafe the dodge the on-coming fire and attempt to get a few shots in of your own. Enemies spawn in increasing waves, forcing you to constantly shift your strategy when different flavors of bad guys appear. Your ship is ‘locked’ to the edge of the screen, which seemed strange and awkward at first, turned out to be one of the major aspects of the game at sets it apart from the crowd. The two controls options: steering with a hand and firing with another, or steering by tilting and firing with both your opposable thumbs are both reliable and prove intuitive to the pace and style of game play.
The game is split into three difficulties, each involving its own vast set of levels. And I mean there are a lot of levels- I’ve been playing constantly for the past few days and I’m still enthralled by the game. The game has a perfect learning curve and level progression: each increasing level filled with new enemies and dangers and keeping the gamer hooked.
The upgrade interlude in between levels makes up a major part of the game, and is again executed very well. You have the option to choose from four primary weapons and four side-arms that assist you in battle, as well as the ability to increase your ships energy, which is needed for firing your gun, and purchase some lives, which I ended up doing a lot more than I’m proud of. However, the selection is a tad limited, and after already buying and experimenting with all the equipment, the game lost some of its appeal. If I had to recommend anything to this marvelous game, it would be the expansion of the store.
All in all, Starship Shooter HD is a gripping, fun game that’s filled with depth and game play. The game is right on target and definitely worth the purchase for those looking for a quality action game to sink their teeth into.
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- I've run out of witty things to say about start menus.
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- Notice the choice we get between the singular blue ball of death, or the multiple blue balls of death.
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- Never trust flying fragments of space rock.
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- Or aliens that shoot lasers, for that matter.
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- If you look carefully enough, you can see the made in China on the back of that laser shooter.
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- The ability to aim with multiple touches is you!
iTunes Link – Starship Shooter HD
Version 1.0.2
Reviewed on iPod Touch 3.1.2
There’s also a lite version available, for those who want to try before they buy.
iTunes Link – Starship Shooter HD Lite
Tags: $1.99, Games, shooter, space shooter
