Escape from Terror City

a fun yet short arcade-like experience

An experience that reminds me a lot of the Sega Saturn title "Space Harrier" that is fun, but short.

Review after completing hard mode. I'm a renegade sector shill and usually like everything they put out, but I have a hard time recommending them to people. They tend to be interesting and fun design wise but lack the content and polish to justify their usually high prices. This is the first game from the dev that I think is worth the price asked even if you aren't already a fan of the dev. Very interesting take on cabal style shooters. Definitely leans more into the bullet hell aspect of games like Thunder Kid which is good IMO since the bosses of those games far outshined the platforming. For Escape from Terror City, the stage design is excellent in addition to the bosses due to the more focused bullet hell gameplay. Hard mode was a real treat as its truly brutal stuff. All enemies are buffed and there are dozens of new enemies added to the game. Re-learning each of the stages was a very engaging experience and very rewarding to finally complete. Ultimately the game suffers from the same issues as most renegade sector games. The game is very short, 1-2 hours for just normal mode. Options are severely lacking which limits accessibility. Assuming you do hard mode however the gameplay and design is more than enough to justify the asking price IMO.

It's like the second level of contra made into a whole game!

Escape from Terror City captured my interest with it's name and it's "Mega Man Legends meets CGA" look but it was a big disappointment... The Good: - fairly unique look The Bad: - the controls and hit-detection aren't precise enough for a bullet-hell game like this - bottomless pits and no camera control is an awful combination - almost every enemy is a bullet-sponge which gets boring quick - no extra weapons, no weapon upgrades - almost nothing in the way of options or costumization - the game is strictly linear and barely 30 minutes long (which, in this case, is too long) - music is pretty awful The Summary: It's bad, don't buy it. 2 out of 10

Very short On rails shooter inspired by Arcade classic Time Crisis, its a very Campy story and while the boss fights are the highlight of the game both normal enemy and some boss designs are a little to lacklustre. while I did enjoy the game it feels very bare minimum of what a game is. Most of the OST is pretty good.