Scattered around each level are several imprisoned little people. It’s pure video games and pure fun.Īdding yet another element into the mix is the instruction before each level to “Save the last humans”. Moments like these - when your score multiplier begins to go through the roof - produce an almost unequaled high. After a few rounds I started to “get” it and was becoming proficient in using my boost at the right time in order to wipe out whole squads of enemies, escape from danger and then use my overdrive to completely destroy every enemy on screen. Resogun constantly sets you on edge as you play by forcing you to mix up your play style in order to survive. Do you risk the points or try and escape on your own? It’s a delicate balancing act that totally reinforces the addictive feedback loop of shoot, score, repeat. Frequently occuring in Resogun are moments where the only options are to use a bomb or die. Others - like me - will use it to escape certain death. The truly hardcore will want to avoid using bombs, as it results in a negative score modifier at the completion of the level. Racking up kills and chasing higher scores means you’ll need to combine movement with weapon usage. You start each level with you standard infinite laser, a couple of bombs, boost power and a truly awesome overdrive laser beam that obliterates anything in its way or even anything that comes close. In the game of Resogun, you move or you die. Constantly being on the move is the number one priority at all times, followed closely by weapon and inventory management. This means you need to skillfully pilot your craft into the correct location at all times in order to rack up kills. It can’t fire at any angles nor can it fire up and down. The design allows you to plan ahead to a degree and plan ahead you must, because combos are the key to successful high scores.Īnother immediately noticeable facet of your ship in Resogun is that it can only shoot horizontally. You’ll quickly notice the cylindrical level design and realise you’re able to see enemies before you reach them. Upon diving into the first level you’ll be greeted with a brilliant neon aesthetic that looks as though it belongs to a Daft Punk music video accompanied by a soundtrack that wouldn’t go astray either. This makes the levels seem small by comparison as you fly around in circles, but the enemy spawning, arsenal of weapons and gameplay mechanics prevent it from every feeling anything other than intense. Resogun is a side scrolling shooter, but instead of existing on a flat plane it’s set in a cylinder. Do you like shmups? Do you like electro music and dubstep? Do you like cylinders? Then you’ll love Resogun. A spiritual successor to the likes of Super Stardust HD, Resogun is instantly addictive, action packed and, most of all, stupid amounts of fun.
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