Every Extend Shows Off Free Japanese Shooter Stylings

Thanks to Insert Credit for pointing to the freely downloadable PC shoot-em-up Every Extend, advertising "The Ultimate UCHU-Action From STG" - over at fansite Doujinaroni, there's an interview with the creator, Omega (scroll down for Frenchlish version) rating the game as "a real drug", and when asked about the hidden boss' name, ABA, says "I show my respect for [TUMIKI Fighters creator Kenta 'ABA' Cho, previously featured on Slashdot Games] so I use his name in my game."

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[zr-rifle]

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Re:WTF

[Boiotos]

Never played Splinter Cell, probably never will. But assuming it is the usual Jack Bauer, you're-the-only-man-who-can-stop-the-terrorists action, I'm guessing they're referring to the Pandora of Greek mythology, who released all evils upon the earth.

The following likely has nothing to do with the game, but Hesiod tells us additionally that 'hope' (elpis) was also in the jar, and that was the only thing that didn't escape. About which, scholars for centuries have been re-echoing the title of this thread, WTF??

This game is amazing.

[skermit]

I had a fun time with this game, and its graphics are very reminicent of games like Rez, or even back to Tempest 2000. Plus, if you win, it gives you funny ratings such as Dot Eater (pukman I guess?), GAMMBARE ("do your best!"), and A++- (yeah, that's A plus plus minus heh).

Re:This game is amazing.

[hooverbag]

if you win, it gives you funny ratings such as Dot Eater (pukman I guess?)

This may be a reference to Ikaruga, which gives you a rating of "Dot Eater" if you complete a level without firing a single shot.

Absorbing enemy bullets of the same colour as your ship charges up a smart bomb type attack, so defeating the boss and completing the level is still possible.

Other Offerings from Across the Pacific

[MiceHead]

If you enjoyed Every Extend, you might also enjoy Kenta Cho's Tumiki Fighters, A7Xpg, or my personal favorite, Parsec 47. Tumiki Fighters is a stylish shooter, where pieces of your battered enemies glom onto your ship; eventually, you become a behemoth that can't help but stumble into incoming fire. I love Parsec 47, because it brings me back to arcades during the early '80s. MAME does this in a nostalgic manner, but Parsec does a great job of overwhelming the player with bright, flashy, fun graphics. It's what I remember arcade games to be.

Cho's games are why I'll contend that smaller developers can still wow audiences with style -- Parsec's not art-centric-beautiful, the way Doom III is; it's just damned pretty.