Posted on: July 14, 2013
charbon
Verified ownerGames: 152 Reviews: 9
Humans Must Buy This
Ever since I was a kid, I used to love shmups, all kinds of shumps. Played them for years then something terrible happened. Gradius V happened. That fucking game was sheer perfection, and it made very difficult for me to enjoy any shmups I played after. They all seemed bland compared to GV. It's been almost 10 years, and there were only 2 shmups that I really had a blast playing since : Hydorah and Soldner X-2. Today I can add a 3rd game to that short list : HMA. I was a bit disappointed at first because the levels are very short (not even 5 minutes). But you only have 1 life and there are no checkpoints so when you die, you go all the way back to the beginning. It's not an easy game, and this makes things very challenging yet not frustrating because you always know you'll quickly get back to where you died. The scoring aspect is also good, as it encourages the player not to miss a single enemy in order to get money. There is a wide variety of weapons and subweapons, and since you can resell everything without loss you can try them all and find what's best for your playstyle (and for each levels). Graphics-wise, I think the screenshots speak for themselves. The soundtrack is just as gorgeous.
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