[ 1 DVD ]
- Published by : Creative Artel
- Developed by : Creative Artel
- Genre : Shoot-'Em-Up
Steel Storm Burning Retribution has largely stayed under the radar despite being released across multiple operating systems. The indie shoot’em-up received some attention for its simultaneous release on Windows, Mac, and Linux (from the Linux community, as you probably guessed), and it’s available on Steam, but it seems that most computer gamers have yet to hear about it. Being someone who never quite forgot Raptor: Call of the Shadows and who has always secretly wanted to see it updated, I was more than happy to give this new game a shot.
Steel Storm Burning Retribution, despite its cumbersome name, is actually both a successful game and a great take on the modern shoot’em-up. It’s not a bullet-hell game, but it still manages to be challenging. The mechanics are simple and the weapons are limited to a few pickups (there is not even an RPG-style weapons upgrade system!) but it held my interest throughout most of the the two episodes.
Steel Storm Burning Retribution, despite its cumbersome name, is actually both a successful game and a great take on the modern shoot’em-up. It’s not a bullet-hell game, but it still manages to be challenging. The mechanics are simple and the weapons are limited to a few pickups (there is not even an RPG-style weapons upgrade system!) but it held my interest throughout most of the the two episodes.
SSBR is pretty basic: you have a top-down view of a plane-type-craft that can fly in any direction (think Asteroids). You fly around, exploring a map and killing anything that shoots at you. There are some some picks-ups (weapon upgrades, auxiliary weapons, and keys to get through gates) but primarily the game is about out-maneuvering the waves of enemies that you encounter. There are two episodes, each of which is made up of a number of missions of varying length and difficulty. The first episode is full-featured but comes off as an introduction while the second gets you into the real battle.
The gameplay is basic–go up/down/left/right and then click the mouse to kill everything in your path. Your road is not a direct one, rather you’ll need to double back to open gates, find data keys, and pick up health/upgrades that you left behind. From the starting point to the end you’ll need to kill hordes of enemy ships, turrets, and tanks. The enemies only come in a few different forms, but they are surprisingly clever for a shoot’em-up. They attack well in groups, use cover, and use basic but effective tactics. They also have a (somewhat cheap) habit of materializing out of nowhere, directly behind you, which helps them out.
When you die you start back at the origin point for that stage, but progress if only lost if you run out of lives. After dying you usually can be back to where you were in a minute or two, you’ll just be missing your upgraded weapons.
Gameplay Trailer :
System Requirements :
Steel Storm: Burning Retribution Minimum System Rquirements
*OS: Windows XP/ Windows Vista/ Windows 7
*Processor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.2 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2400+
*Memory Ram: 1 Gb
*Hard Disk Space: 800 Mb
*Video: 256 Mb @ nVidia GeForce 7600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2400
*Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
*DirectX: 9
*Keyboard / Mouse
*Installation: DVD-Rom Drive
The gameplay is basic–go up/down/left/right and then click the mouse to kill everything in your path. Your road is not a direct one, rather you’ll need to double back to open gates, find data keys, and pick up health/upgrades that you left behind. From the starting point to the end you’ll need to kill hordes of enemy ships, turrets, and tanks. The enemies only come in a few different forms, but they are surprisingly clever for a shoot’em-up. They attack well in groups, use cover, and use basic but effective tactics. They also have a (somewhat cheap) habit of materializing out of nowhere, directly behind you, which helps them out.
When you die you start back at the origin point for that stage, but progress if only lost if you run out of lives. After dying you usually can be back to where you were in a minute or two, you’ll just be missing your upgraded weapons.
Gameplay Trailer :
System Requirements :
Steel Storm: Burning Retribution Minimum System Rquirements
*OS: Windows XP/ Windows Vista/ Windows 7
*Processor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.2 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2400+
*Memory Ram: 1 Gb
*Hard Disk Space: 800 Mb
*Video: 256 Mb @ nVidia GeForce 7600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2400
*Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
*DirectX: 9
*Keyboard / Mouse
*Installation: DVD-Rom Drive