shmups

Yars Rising combines modern and retro sensibilities into a fun and quirky package. It's both a solid new Metroidvania and…

Nova Strike has promising vertically-scrolling shmup fundamentals. Unfortunately, its repetitive Roguelike structure magnifies its shortcomings.

Raiden III x Mikado Maniax is a great excuse to revisit an entry in an iconic shmup series for veterans…

As beautiful and content-rich as it is difficult, R-Type Final 2 offers a feast for hardcore shmup players craving a…

Simple, yet delightfully strange, After Wave Downfall was an unexpected highlight of Shmuptember 2022. This aquatic 3D rail shooter is…

Yurukill features a bizarre genre mashup that is uneven, yet compelling. After finishing the first chapter, I'm keen to come…

In week 3 of Shmuptember, I played two shmups that were all over the map with respect to scope: the…

In week 2 of Shmuptember 2022, I played the cyberpunk run & gun, Huntdown, and the low-poly aerial battler, Skycadia!

Shmuptember is back for 2022! For week 1 of this event, I checked out two indie shmups: Drainus and Touhou…

The Final Charge Perhaps playing nothing but shmups for an entire month has caused me to lose a few marbles,…