Neoteria (Android, Apple)
"An ever punishing scrolling horizontal shooter (shoot 'em up) app."
Neoteria is a horizontal, sci-fi inspired, scrolling shoot 'em up game by Orange Pixel. I'm going to say this right away: If you don't game on a regular basis, don't even bother trying Neoteria. This game is influenced and based on arcade shooters from the eighties and nineties - Basically meaning that the app is hard as hell. And yes, this is really true. Even on the easy mode, which is available from the start, you'll face heaps of alien creatures, cyborgs and other weird spaceships to get in your way. You won't be save for a second and when you lose focus to the endless drops of sweat dropping from your chin - It's over, dude.
So. If you can manage to deal with the difficulty and somehow think you are up to the task, you should definitely download this game. I could fill buckets with frustration from playing this game but after the long and tiring ride it was definitely worthwhile. Neoteria has excellent mechanics, for instance the shooting. The faster you press the shooting button, the faster you'll fire! This is actually pretty hardcore and old-school and of course - We love this!
When shooting down enemies they drop diamonds, which you can obviously pick up and when you have enough you'll upgrade your weapon. Even if you fail too many times in a row, the game will give you a better weapon so you can continue. This is actually pretty neat. There's also the Feint functions that consist of high-scores and even level-ups! You start out on the easy difficulty but you'll be able to unlock new pilots and difficulty modes, which is always a good thing. Wait, is this really a good thing? If the easy mode is already such a pain to get through, do we really need an extra mode?
The answer is yes. Because next to the already amazingly designed levels and different worlds with each a very innovative and unique space-like theme - There's tons of secret levels and extra's for you to enjoy. I guess Orange Pixel just never lets its players down, because they don't simply want to score high rates with difficulty, they also want to give their players lots of content. Neoteria is an amazing shooter with even more amazing bosses that will make you wet your pants when seeing them. Are you up for the challenge? I don't think so. Want to proof me wrong? You absolutely should.
Here are just some tips to get you started:
- Try not to focus on shooting your enemies. Instead, try to focus on avoiding them.
- Try shooting with your index finger instead of your thumb, it's less tiring and sometimes faster.
- When facing the second boss, shoot the upper gun first, then the lowest one, then the middle.
- Try to focus your eyes on the whole map, not just a single enemy.
So. If you can manage to deal with the difficulty and somehow think you are up to the task, you should definitely download this game. I could fill buckets with frustration from playing this game but after the long and tiring ride it was definitely worthwhile. Neoteria has excellent mechanics, for instance the shooting. The faster you press the shooting button, the faster you'll fire! This is actually pretty hardcore and old-school and of course - We love this!
When shooting down enemies they drop diamonds, which you can obviously pick up and when you have enough you'll upgrade your weapon. Even if you fail too many times in a row, the game will give you a better weapon so you can continue. This is actually pretty neat. There's also the Feint functions that consist of high-scores and even level-ups! You start out on the easy difficulty but you'll be able to unlock new pilots and difficulty modes, which is always a good thing. Wait, is this really a good thing? If the easy mode is already such a pain to get through, do we really need an extra mode?
The answer is yes. Because next to the already amazingly designed levels and different worlds with each a very innovative and unique space-like theme - There's tons of secret levels and extra's for you to enjoy. I guess Orange Pixel just never lets its players down, because they don't simply want to score high rates with difficulty, they also want to give their players lots of content. Neoteria is an amazing shooter with even more amazing bosses that will make you wet your pants when seeing them. Are you up for the challenge? I don't think so. Want to proof me wrong? You absolutely should.
Here are just some tips to get you started:
- Try not to focus on shooting your enemies. Instead, try to focus on avoiding them.
- Try shooting with your index finger instead of your thumb, it's less tiring and sometimes faster.
- When facing the second boss, shoot the upper gun first, then the lowest one, then the middle.
- Try to focus your eyes on the whole map, not just a single enemy.