LittleBear
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01.02.07
Clean Asia
Clean Asia is cactus’ entry for the AutoFire 2007 Shooter Competition. See also Space! and The Design, other recent efforts by him. Toss Ad Nauseam into the mix, which was originally intended for the contest, and you have one of the most stylish indie developers around.
Clean Asia is a bit of brilliance in my mind. There are 3 areas to explore, and 2 characters to play as. The styles of both are incredibly different, yet both fit into the game nicely. This game is really full of surprises, and needs to be given some extra play time to get over the initial novelty of some of the mechanics. I really don’t want to say too much about the game, rather I’d like to strongly encourage everyone to take some time with it. Get used to it, fool around, and just enjoy the experience.
Can you tell? I really like this game. Quirky, abstract graphics with a neo-apocalyptic storyline. Awesome 
x_x said,
February 1, 2007 at 12:42 pm
The game’s great. However, it’s hard for me to tell bullets that I should avoid, from the debris that I should collect. I don’t mean they look too much alike, they don’t, it’s just hard to differentiate between them when about a hundred of each is heading your way , all with pretty much the same speed and often same color. Having to fly under hud elements doesn’t help either. Well, probably that’s just me.
cactus said,
February 1, 2007 at 4:53 pm
So, which game did you prefer, Bill? This or Ad Nauseam? I’m glad you liked the game(s) either way. Thanks for writing stuff about my projects, it really makes me happy to see that people enjoy ‘em =)
the2bears said,
February 1, 2007 at 5:00 pm
A great question, since I’ve been one of the vocal ones mourning Ad Nauseam… hadn’t really thought about it, though, until now. I think Clean Asia, so you made the right choice
It really is a great game.
Now, stop surfing and get working on your next game
Bill
cactus said,
February 2, 2007 at 4:29 am
Seems like I’m on http://www.gametrailers.com/ :O
Oddbob said,
February 2, 2007 at 10:15 am
It broke my eyes.
Majestically.
Its ace.
Japanese homebrew shmups deciphered-- eGamingLot said,
May 3, 2007 at 5:34 pm
[…] names that have become the subject of fanboy worship. If you’ve played Warning Forever, Clean Asia, or even Cave Story creator Pixel’s new project Guxt (a work-in-progress demo) you’re […]
the2bears.com » Akuchizoku said,
June 8, 2007 at 12:52 pm
[…] how well will this work? I would definitely have paid $10 Clean Asia. Cactus wants to make enough this way so as not to have to “work” during the summer. […]
the2bears.com » Akuchizoku said,
October 10, 2007 at 10:42 pm
[…] Round 2. Cactus took first place in the AutoFire 2007 SHOOTER Competition earlier this year with Clean Asia. While Akuchizoku is not as strong a contender as Clean Asia was, it is still in the top few games […]
blog free online game » Blog Archive » Cactus Interviewed On Indie Game Smartness [Spiny] said,
November 21, 2007 at 11:18 am
[…] makes odd retro-looking freeware shoot-em-ups and action titles, such as the well-reviewed ‘Clean Asia’, many available for download on the Cactus Software website, and Tim at Indygamer has interviewed […]
Cryptnotic said,
November 21, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Doesn’t work on this machine with two video cards. I’ll try it again on another machine later if I remember.
the2bears.com » Best of 2007? said,
January 3, 2008 at 11:48 pm
[…] 2007. However, looking back there were a few games that I ended up playing a lot. I played a ton of Clean Asia early in the year, so my thanks to Cactus for that. Sonic Ironstorm: Fatal Attack was another […]