Tyrian 2000

a scrolling ship shooter where you shoot shit into a shmorgesborg of shratnel. amazing soundtrack. why are you still reading this? play this game.

It is good but the guy who posted that its already free the version you linked is anothe version and i got this free when i opened my GOG acount

I was just waiting on hold and you know how that goes. Well I thought what game can I play while I wait. Tyrian was a game I purchased a few years back on one of those CD's that have a couple of old school games on it and I spent many hours blowing things up. Now with all the computer upgrades I haven't had it installed for a while and when I got it free as part of the GOG game package I was happy seeing yet another fun game I recognized. It has nice graphics, ok synthesized music and a nice variety of things to blow up. You get to upgrade your weapons right at the start at least in normal mode I was playing in. So I would definitely add this to my collection even if I did have to pay for it. The fact it was free is awesome.

I played this back in 1995 when it first released and I've been playing it since. I have beat it countless times and yet find myself playing it now on my PSP and my S5 whenever I need to kill a few minutes (and a thousand baddies). This game really shows what a small team with a focus on gameplay can do. It is worth noting that this is NOT the original game. That said, the changes are minor and this re-release deserves its 5 star rating. Here's to hoping it's still being played at the 30 year mark.

Best shooter EVER! Tons of powerups, tons of weapons! Great game!