Caverns of Mars: Recharged

It's arcade, it's fun. It doesn't require too much brain space which is a plus as we all drift through life on this forsaken mud ball that we called earth....And that is why you should go to the Caverns of Mars. I haven't beat it yet but I fully expect to be able to speak to Quato and start a reactor at some point....

Solid concept, somewhat addictive gameplay, but it's basically a minigame and you'll have seen everything the game has to offer within 15 minutes. The game consists of an arcade mode and missions. All the levels and missions use the same three backgrounds and small handful of enemies/hazards, but with the arcade levels having a bit of randomization to their layouts. Your ships hitbox is slightly wider then your ship, resulting in often taking damage from things you probably shouldn't have. Destructible terrain a neat but a bit glitchy; when you destroy a part of it the remaining pieces will often shift their position, sometimes causing you to crash into them. In arcade mode at the end of each level you'll be forced to choose a perk, which will upgrade one aspect of your ship while also downgrading another, so it's a pick your poison type scenario. I think this is a game I'll be returning to occasionally, but it really needed more content and numerous smaller issues do add up. Given the asking price I wouldn't recommend it, but if it drops to $1-2 or you see it in a comparatively cheap bundle it may be worth checking out.