Bacteria™ Arcade Edition
10 - 50 downloads
Pros
- Retro music and artwork
- 80's inspired gameplay
- Three difficulty levels
Cons
- Graphics should be enhanced
- There aren't either online leaderboards nor achievements hall
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Expert's Review
Would you like to be in the 80's gaming mood? Bacteria is going to bring you back there. A classic vertical shooter with some of the ingredients of the retro-formula: old-fashioned graphics, simple pad-killer gameplay action, lot of action.
The basic idea is to face waves of enemy bacteria that are trying to infect a last few remaining cells placed in the middle of the stage. You're on board of a ship armed with laser guns that can neutralize and destroy those bacteria. Thus, chase after them, aim and finish them off before any of them take a cell out of screen. If they achieve their goal or you lose your lives by hitting against bacteria, the game is over.
There are three difficulty levels: arcade, novice and insane. Likewise, the game can be played single or in co-op in-device multiplayer. Take of care not to shoot your fellow though, since friendly fire is allowed. Graphics, even pretending being retro, should be somehow enhanced: environment is too dark and effects are poor. The ship is controlled by a screenpad button for moving left/right, boosting and shooting. That's it.
It has freaky style classical music - be prepared to have it's tune fixed inside your head.
This game starts off slowly, but by wave 4 the game is frantic, lots of chaotic action that keeps you on your toes.
Inspired by multiple classic arcade games, the basic idea is to stop multiple waves of enemy bacteria from snatching away your last few remaining cells that are located in the center of the screen. However, there are also some bacteria who are intent on destroying you - so you must destroy them first. If you succeed in lasting 60 seconds then you will be rewarded with a further cell to protect on the next wave, and so on...
Two player simultaneous action: Bacteria™ Arcade Edition also features a two-player ‘cocktail’ mode, played like a retro cocktail table arcade game in which two players face each other and cooperate to save the cells and defeat the invading bacteria.
Features:
Two player simultaneous 'cocktail' play mode.
Classic 60hz retro arcade game action with addictive gameplay.
Three levels of difficulty: Novice, Arcade, and Insane!
Emergency hyperspace button!
Two different control methods individually selectable per player.
Keyboard support (cursors, X - fire, Y - hyperspace).
Recently changed in this version:
v2.5 - More enemy types added
v2.3 - Alternative control method, new touch sensitive menu
v2.2 - Two player 'cocktail' mode.
v2.1 - More arcade like control system
v1.8 - Keyboard support
v1.4 - Hyperspace button added
v1.3 - Powerups have been added
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