LittleBear
says: You're singing to the preacher.
03.02.06
DemonStar SM2
Continuing with the Raiden theme… I bought DemonStar SM2 a few years ago, one of the first independent games I bought. It’s very much a Raiden-inspired effort, and it’s a very good game. Crisp graphics with lots of detail and good sound. I particularily like the work that went into the enemy design. There’s a tremendous variety to the sprites and backgrounds and… well, it’s just a great looking game. The parallax scrolling on some levels is incredible, the attention to detail amazes me as you’re able to see unexpected things like little robots arc-welding, or transport ships carrying cargo on the “lower” levels. It has an interesting multiplayer feature, allowing cooperative play over a network. I’ve tried it on a LAN and it works quite well. No excuse not to try out the demo.
