Sunday, October 22, 2006

Pixel Blaster

Pixel Blaster is a stylistic and intuitive flash shooter created by ThorGaming. The controls are simple; you use the WASD or arrow keys to move your small, white, triangular craft while firing rods of laser at various shapes (A.K.A. opponents). You can also engage a shield, and use jet brakes. While at first glance this is another wave-based simple flash game, you soon learn as the levels progress that different enemies will require different tactics to overcome. Early on, when the enemies are sparse and simple, the easiest way to dispatch them is to rotate around the perimeter of the room, firing inwards. However, this plan will soon be dissolved, as enemies begin bouncing hap-hazardly of the boundaries, ending in painful contact. The waves and enemies are varied enough to remain interesting, and the balance of energy and health is done well enough to maintain a challenge. The art style is simple and effective, adopting the retro feel that many flash games have recently utilized to their advantage. The music is simple techy loop. Theres even bosses at the end of each round (a round is a cluster of waves) that require a bit of lateral thinking (alhtough not too much).

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