I’ll be posting games all this week. reverseOrder has agreed to let me post on his days so that I could celebrate the first years anniversary of the free games project. I meant to do this last month, but got side tracked, so here it is now. I’ll have some good games for you over the next five days (well four now, lol) that include an interesting truck racing game, a squad based /third person shooter, a tank game, asteroids another arena shooter , a children’s drawing game, plus more. Today’s games are all space arena shooters. I know there are loads of them around and we’ve posted quite a few already over the last year, but I think these are worth the effort, especially if you like anything psychedelic and you’ll find some on similar lines to the first couple I post today. The first three are all done by the same author. The third game I’ve had to censor the name because it’s really not appropriate for these forums. Following the download link and videos will take you to the full name. It doesn’t sit right with me. The word is a horrible word and I wish the developer had chosen something else, but that said I don’t think the game should suffer because of its name.
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Squid Yes Not so Octopus: (6.78Mb)
The Story:
Born of atomic death! Raised in the shadow of a mushroom cloud! He’s a squid! Not an Octopus! He’s Squid Yes! Not So Octopus! And…. he’s very irritable.
Let’s face it, you’d be irritable if you were a mutated radioactive squid that nobody wants to talk to for fear of dying a slow painful death after just standing a little too close. And man, some mornings you just want to take it out on the whole wide world. Normally SY!NSO! can keep his temper, those breathing exercises the United States Radioactive Protection Force taught him work wonders. Throw in a nice warm cup of tea and the world usually becomes a nicer place to live in.
Man, it’s not so easy to keep your temper when your home is being invaded by alien robots from the planet Thwip. Must they pick his birthday too? That’s just so inconsiderate.
Oh well, I guess there’s nothing left to do but charge up your patented “Beams Of Electro Death” and annihilate every last one of the little buggers. Terrorising innocent squids is a mistake they won’t ever make again if SY!NSO! has his way. Ok, so maybe he’s not quite so innocent after that incident with the cow and the twig, but that was an accident that could happen to any toxic squid with telepathic powers.
Why they chose SY!NSO!’s abode, nobody will ever know. After they’ve felt his wrath, it’s doubtful they’ll ever return.
Take control of SY!NSO! in this arcade blaster and show the Thwippers that they really picked the wrong house, the wrong morning and the wrong squid this time…
Squid Yes! Not So Octopus! is an arena shooter inspired by the work of Eugene Jarvis and Paul Holmes, early developers of games for the Spectrum and ZX81 The aim of the game is to survive for 8 minutes and score as close to 9 points as possible.
The Game:
Guide SY!NSO! around the arena using either keyboard or joystick taking out the swarms of incoming aliens. Collect gems along the way to score higher. Shooting aliens or collecting gems increases your score by small amounts; every minute you survive gives you one whole bonus point and increased firepower. The maximum possible score is 9.
As well as featuring a full arcade game experience condensed into 8 action packed minutes, SY!NSO! also features a series of accessibility options and player aids to help the player get to grips with the game. Switch on swarm warnings or select a practice mode to learn the ropes or to just kick back and enjoy yourself without having to worry about score.
Play on one of two separate boards, a classic arcade board recalling the arcade classic Robotron or the SY!NSO! pixel board featuring a rather fine pixilated backdrop or play with a selection of screen effects including glow effects, scan lines or the all out insanity of “ARE YOU MENTAL?” mode.
Originally created for awesome web magazine Way Of The Rodent and released by Bagfull of Wrong and Retromasters and built from an idea by Steve “Maibock”, Squid Yes! Not So Octopus is a unique arena shooter experience that appeals to retro lovers, arcade game addicts and those with a nose for a fine game.
Features:
• Incredible pixilated sprites (lol)
• Gaming in bite size chunks – each game takes no more than 8 minutes.
• Customizable Game Experience – shape SY!NSO! to your abilities
• Lasers! Lasers! Lasers! – Everybody needs good lasers.
• Trippy Effects – Somewhere beyond Minter.
• The Giant Head Of Johnny Ball – think of a number…
• The only game based on one line from a Half Man Half Biscuit song
• Perfect for Arcade Cabinets
• XArcade Support with no need to configure your sticks
Video:
You can see a couple of video’s of the game play HERE and HERE
Download:
Download Squid Yes Not so octopus HERE
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This is the sequel to the previous game.
Squid Yes Not so Octopus 2: Squid Harder (16.7Mb)
Squid Yes, Not So Octopus 2: Squid Harder: The latest release from Bagfull Of Wrong
When 4 worlds collide, only one hero can save the day. The very greatest of all squids, SYNSO. Help SYNSO survive for whole minutes at a time using nothing but his head filled with laser beams.
Featuring:
• 4 worlds of non stop mayhem
• Keyboard/Joystick/Switch control
• Configurable effects levels
• Squids
• No octopus :)
Video:
You can watch video of the game play HERE and HERE
You can download Squid Harder HERE]
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War ****: (5.84Mb)
Get on board the double decker bus into chaos and battle the ****’s of war in our critically acclaimed pixilated arena shooter. Chosen as one of the ten best examples of current indie game design for the Eurogamer Expo 2008, War **** is an edge of the seat eye melting experience like no other.
Features:
• Incredible pixel graphics – fill the screen with colorful explosions
• Insane Enemies – Fight handbags, busses, aliens and more
• Arcade style sound FX – it’s like being in an 80’s arcade
• Heart pounding music – provided by Barry Island
• Fun for all ages – aside from the name, obviously
Video:
You can see a few video’s of War ****’s game play HERE, HERE and HERE
You can download a normal and color blindness versions from the same download location HERE
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Storm Assault (Storm Project) (27.2Mb)
Storm Assault is a horizontal shooter created by the Storm Project development team as a tribute to Konami's early Gradius series. Everything from the classic power meter, upgrade capsules, and boss ships with specific weak points have been transferred and updated with slight changes for this loose remake."
Since space arena games are not as popular as they were in the late 80s, the Storm Project development team decided to offer everybody the chance to experience a game similar in concept and look to Gradius. That game is Storm Assault, a freeware game that can be downloaded right away following the link at the end.
The game is still in its early stages of development (version 0.2 currently), but the two available stages are excellent.. You can check out some Storm Assault game play by watching the video’s below.
The second level features battles with Moai statues, which was originally never included in earlier releases. Joystick and gamepads are automatically detected, but you can use the keyboard to control your ship as well.
Video and Images:
I uploaded over 30 images, so though I’d link to my photobucket account as I think posting 30 images here would overwhelm the post, lol. You can see all the images on one page HERE and as a slideshow HERE
Download:
You can download Storm Assault HERE. Don’t be scared by the tons of Japanese characters – simply click on s_assault_v02.zip on the top of the page you’re done.
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