After downloading this and seeing that it was made with Game Maker Lite (I assume because of the "Created With Game Maker" in the top left corner), I didn't expect much from this. But after playing it, I was astonished to see that it was nothing like I expected. The character and enemies moved nice and smooth, while beautiful music playing in the background. The character, Amy, looks very nice, as do all the graphics. Amy has two guns that can be modified into shooting fire blasts and lasers, which comes in handy when fighting beasts with cannons as hands.
-GRAPHICS-
Talking more about the graphics, I am just blown away. Not even 3D games (some, at least) here on YoYo Games look as beautiful as this game. It really reminds me of games for the Sega Genesis and that's saying something. So far my games look like something from the Atari 2600. Another thing that I love about it's style is the look of anime. I'm an Otaku (and proud!), so I'm really loving this. If this is just a demo, I can only imagine what the full game will look like. It'll be a thing of beauty.
-SOUND-
The music in this game really fits the feel. It sounds like a classic show that you would see on TV. But the sound for the weapons is what really gets me. They sound wonderful, like from a Si-Fi movie. The sound that the robots/monsters make sometimes make me laugh, but by stage four, it's relieving to hear it. The fact that the monster is dead makes me yell in glory! GO AMY!!
-GAMEPLAY-
Even though I gave this a 4/5, that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. Really, it's my fault. I played this about seven times today and I keep messing up some of the controls. That's just a personal thing and I'm sure I'll get over it. Anyways, I found it very helpful that the double jump in this game was also a special attack. In stage two when you have to jump all the way to the top, enemies were waiting for you and the double jump really helped me with getting pass them. My only complaint about the gameplay is the fact that so MANY eneimes just come out of no where. It really gets bother some when you are at one Health Point and jumping around shooting like crazy. The only thing I would want in this game is the little "head" that is meant to be a 1UP. I keep getting killed and even though you can just restart the level if you die, it wouldn't hurt to have an extra life in there.
-STORY-
It's not really fair to give it a 1/5 or a 5/5 because it has no story in the demo, so I just left it with a 3/5. As I'm playing this game, I keep thinking on what the story will be like; maybe Shootingstar Seven is a team and they are either hired heroes or just modern day super heroes. I don't know, but what I do know is that if the music and graphic sytle fit together as a classic look, we'll most likely get a story that fits in too. I'll rate that when we actually get a story. Going off what I think just doesn't count.
-INTERFACE-
Everything looks in tip-top shape. I'm impressed with how it all works. I hope to see more games like this in future.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and this is just beautiful in my eyes. I love how it looks, feels, and I just really want to see the full game soon. I have an art page online, I feel like drawing Amy and a few of the monsters. Kyropim, you gave us gamers a dream that we have had for years, now we just want the dream to be complete. I am definitely a fan of Shootstar Seven.
GRAPHICS: 5/5
SOUND: 5/5
GAMEPLAY: 4/5
STORY: 3/5
INTERFACE: 5/5
OVERALL: 5/5
Download: Shooting Star Seven
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