Summary:
Bangai-O HD Missile Fury is the latest installment of a game series dating back to the Nintendo 64 and Sega Dreamcast over 20 years ago. Should it have been scrapped sometime over the years? Well I will let the big secret out right now… no! This game is great!
The Good:
Crazy missile attacks, great power ups, over 100 levels, addictive!
The Bad:
Hard from the start, addictive!
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere consists of level backgrounds and musical scores all which get lost quick in the really, really fast-paced action. They are well done and very nicely detailed but they for the most part channel the action and compliment the game play.
Game Play:
This shooter is one of the most over the top massively insane shooters I have ever played in 35 years of gaming. That may sound like a bold statement, and it is. It may sound like an exaggeration, but it isn’t. This games sole purpose is creating as many missiles, weapons and enemies as possible to attack you and giving you massive weapons, skills and missiles to attack back with. It doesn’t worry about story lines or cutscenes, it just makes an addictive overwhelming fighting game where strategic weapon use makes the difference between completing a level or restarting it in less than 30 seconds. Each level creates it’s own challenges to completion and tends to lead you to use a different weapon in different way so the fighting doesn’t get repetitive. Also the game has you try to beat a level three times then gives you the option to skip it and go back later if you like. The only problem with this is how addictive the game is and each level is. It just takes hitting a couple buttons after you die to be right back in the action trying a different technique to slam through the level. You had better have a clock nearby or an alarm set because you will lose track of time so fast that hours pass before you know it. Add a friend to the action and it just doubles the fun. Having a gaming night with friends? This game is great to play and extremely fun to watch.
Graphics/Audio:
Graphics is where this game could have very easily have wound up getting overwhelmed with the thousands of detailed missiles and rays flying all over the screen and it would have been easy for the explosions to actually cause audio errors. The graphics are so smooth that the death screen shows a clear view of all the action at that moment and you can save the play through and watch it back later. The screens between levels are a throwback to early graphic systems because all the beauty and detail is reserved for the battles.
Think You Can Do Better?:
If you think you can build a better level or just fancy yourself the creative type you can try your hand at building maps and levels that you can then share with your friends. At this time you can only share your custom designs with your friends list but maybe that will change sometime.
Playtime/Cost:
This game with over 100 levels, level building, multiplayer mode is only 800 points ($10). Hours of playtime and replayability makes this a steal.
Last Call:
Bangai-O HD Missile Fury is great, packed full of action and crazy amounts of missiles and mayhem and all at a great price. I can’t wait for the next one!
