Super Star Path

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The dev encouraged players who completed the game to leave a review, so I will! :3 This was a nice little game. A mix between shmup and color matching to proceed, with a small collect-a-thon in collecting the emeralds and ship upgrades from the distinctly but only-so-slightly different-looking aliens you have to destroy to get them, and bullet hell boss challenges at every stage's end that might greatly challenge those who aren't too familiar with the shmup genre. I think one thing that really doesn't get enough love in video game reviews anymore these days, is sound design. I liked the player ship pilot's little quips during the stages per situational circumstance, and boy-oh-boy, this has to be said: The music here is AMAZING! It's like someone here who developed this game is WELL-schooled in what makes GOOD retro-stylized video game music, and it shows. The title screen theme, the "Jungle Planet" theme, and the "Barren Planet" theme, are three themes that particularly stand out. I loved the rest as well. Not enough games have "jingles" for when you triumph or lose, a la classic Metal Gear Solid. Big ups to these devs for showing every aspiring chip and retro-stylized musician how it's done! 👍 How MUCH would I recommend this game to others? (Since Steam recommendations are a flat yes or no). That depends on how much you love simplistic, classic-style shmups. It has a very basic "upgrade system." Just collect three types of upgrades: Health, Attack, and Speed, and apply them to unlockable ships, which all have specific specialties in what they defend against. Make your way through large walls of aliens in auto-scrolling stages without restricting your own progress. Simple "Lose and start over" flow, but the stages are very, very short. It's a hyper-challenging yet casual ride that lasts a short while or longer depending on your skill level and intuition. I'm usually hesitant to give games I really like less than a solid rating of 10 (No game is perfect), but suffice to say, pick this one up if you're in the market for a miniature set of "puzzle shmup" challenges. It's no "Star of Providence" (formerly called "Monolith: Relics of the Past"), but grab it on sale. Full price if you want to support the devs. This is a genuinely good game, free of bugs, with good production quality. Hats off to you, DYA Games. This developer makes good games. 🗿