LittleBear
says: You're singing to the preacher.
Welcome to the2bears
What can you find here? You can find my games and read about their development (click the images on the left).
I also write a lot about indie shooters, mobile games, and just about any game with a unique style. I also write about devices, especially ones that can connect to networks in some way. In fact, I really love connecting devices to networks.
There's even a little about connecting devices to networks to play games, which I have done a lot of. Mostly, though, you will find lots of links to games. Some are good, some are great, and some are downright bad. That's the fun of exploring. You can also find out more About Me.
News to share? Want to show off a game? Email me: wrs((at))the2bears((dot))com27.02.10
Malstrom on Shmups
I generally agree with Malstrom on a lot of things, as he’s got an arcade sensibility about games and he’s always an interesting read. That, and he loves winding up “the industry”. Nothing is sadder than a developer whining about sales when they’ve “made the game they want to make” instead of a game customers want to buy. Thankfully, free games remove much of that pressure, but I digress 
Here are some of Malstrom’s thoughts on shmups.
26.02.10
Shoot 1UP Released
Shoot 1UP has been released, market link here. It’s a great shooter, with a good, all-round arcade aesthetic. Easy decision to buy (if you have an XBox 360 ) for just 80 points. Here’s the official trailer:
25.02.10
Where is Ablation X?
Where is nenad? Site is down (www.16×16.org). Where’s Ablation X? I so wanted to play this game.
19.02.10
Shoot 1UP
Shoot 1UP is going to be available very soon on the XBox 360 Indie Game Channel, and about $1 it’s a steal. I was lucky to get a late beta of the PC version from Mommy’s Best Games and I’ve been having a lot of fun with it.
The basic game mechanic is options, and lots of them. Each option is a 1UP, and you can collect a hoard of them quite quickly. They are destructible, though, and can be difficult to maneuver through bullets. Left trigger collapses the formation, while the right trigger spreads them out again. Collapse to dodge, but points and extra firepower are available when you risk spreading out. There’s a further mechanic involving a shield that charges while you’re not shooting, exploding with some force, but I haven’t quite mastered its use yet.
I’m very impressed with the game, and for the amount of level and enemy variety you get for such a low price. Mommy’s Best Games have implemented a fairly novel approach to the option mechanic, but kept the basic risk and reward systems ideally simple. Plus, giant fembots!
Be sure to check out 8 Bit Horse as well, their new site for information on 2D games.
12.02.10
Shmupanetta
Someone asked me the other day about Monokey, and the promising game Force Majeure. I was able to track junkboy down with help from Tim. Monokey are distributed and working on their own stuff, but still working on finishing (slowly I guess) Force Majeure. It’s a treat, then, to find this mock-up by junkboy of Bayonetta “premade” as a shmup.
