in Space

I got a coupon for this game, and was intrigued after watching the trailer. Looking at the negative reviews, I expected the game to have choppy functions and lack of content. Although I haven't experienced any buggy gameplay mechanics (running Windows 7 x64), one of my friends has (running Windows 8.1 x64). As such, if you're using Windows 8 or 8.1, I would advise caution with this game, as it may not function properly. The amount of content is what you'd expect after watching the trailer; you just shoot the enemies before they get to the line. The game is controlled entirely with the mouse and mouse buttons; moving the mouse moves your spaceship up or down like you'd move the mouse cursor, and left click fires a shot. As such, this game can be played entirely with one hand. As far as I can tell, there are 2 gameplay modes; "Match 3" and "Survival". In survival mode, you have to kill the enemies before they reach the border line on the left. However, each kill makes the border move a little bit to the right, requiring you to kill enemies faster. Killing enemies in rapid succession moves the border to the left. In Match 3 mode, each kill moves the border to the right, but killing 3 of the same enemy color in a row will move the border a bit to the left, which I find to be a unique idea. In either mode, however, accuracy is a must; as the trailer said, this is an accuracy-based shooter. There are also several difficulty levels, although I've only played on normal difficulty so far. When starting the game, you're greeted with a settings screen where you can choose the screen resolution, whether or not to play in full screen, whether to display special effects, and adjust the volume controls. However, after this screen, there is no way to change these settings except for the volume. Fortunately, it's very easy to exit and restart the game to change the settings if need be. A very simple game at its core, and definitely worth the $0.66 I paid for it.