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Wild Dogs – retro shooting on Switch goes to the 80s

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Wild Dogs is the latest retro-inspired shooter developed and published by QUByte Interactive. The Brazilian team has joined forces with animal charity Cão Sem Dono who help animals left on the street. A percentage of the games sales revenue will be donated to the charity. Wild Dogs is available on Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X|S, and Steam. Before getting into the gameplay, it's worth mentioning that Wild Dogs has
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Indie Reviews

Hyper-5 Switch Review: But I Haven’t Even Played Hyper-1!

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With some games, a review begins to form in the mind almost instantly upon playing, and further play simply confirms those first impressions. This wasn’t the case with this Hyper-5 Switch review! I was expecting a traditional side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, but I actually got something a little bit different. The latest release from Eastasiasoft, who are fast becoming one of our favourite indie publishers, Hyper-5 plays a little more
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Toaplan Arcade Shmup Collection – brutal and enjoyable in all the right ways

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 1 is out now on Steam and GOG and publisher, Bitwave Games, has thought about all the features a retro shooter needs in a modern gaming world. Containing Truxton, Zero Wing, Twin Cobra and Out Zone, you can purchase each one separately or build a collection. Each title features new online multiplayer and leaderboards as well as emulation designed to have minimum lag.
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Next Release in S-Tribute Line of Sega Saturn Games Announced

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1622535575948640258 As we’ve reported previously, City Connection have been releasing a range of emulated Sega Saturn games for modern formats, and their next such release in their “S-Tribute” line has been confirmed as Batsugun, a vertically-scrolling shoot ‘em up by Toaplan that originally hit arcades and the Sega Saturn in 1993. The game is considered to be a pioneer of the “bullet hell” subgenre.City Connection’s new release of the game
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Graze Counter GM Switch Review

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Graze Anatomy. Despite what the title may suggest, Graze Counter GM isn’t a game about working out how many cows are munching on grass in a field.In fact, Graze Counter GM is an updated version of the vertical shmup Graze Counter, which was originally only released for PC. This updated version is also out on PC, but has also been released for Nintendo Switch (version reviewed), Xbox One, Xbox Series
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PixelHeart re-release Astro Port Collection for Dreamcast

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After the original pressing sold like hotcakes, PixelHeart have released more copies of its Astro Port Collection for Dreamcast. The set contains four shooters from the acclaimed indie developer and is limited to 2000 copies. It includes a poster and a certificate and displayed in a DVD digipack. The four games included are Gigantic Army, Satazuis Next, Wolflame and Zangeki Warp. Each game is a traditional side-scrolling shmup that has
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Bullet Hell Shoot ‘Em Up Graze Counter GM Coming to Major Formats in 2023

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https://youtu.be/UdcxDrR-5Dw Graze Counter GM is a vertically scrolling bullet hell shoot ‘em up coming to all current major formats in January 2023.The game is a remake of 2017’s Graze Counter, which was released on the PC.As the title suggests, players build up a counter by grazing against bullets, adding an extra level of strategy and danger to the game.Japanese shmup publisher Henteko Doujin are releasing the game for PC, Xbox
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Physical Galactic Wars EX release heading to PS4

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Galatic Wars EX is a retro-inspired shmup that was released on Steam earlier this year by developer VolcanoBytes. The arcade shooter is getting a physical release on PS4 courtesy of Indie publisher VGNYsoft and set for release later in the year with no scheduled pre-ordered date yet. The physical is limited to 1,500 numbered units and looks to be a USA exclusive currently. The game itself features 40 bosses, chiptunes
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New retro-inspired shooter, Rick Henderson, heading to consoles

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Fans of old-school shooters may wish to check out Rick Henderson from budget publisher EastAsiaSoft. The blaster is an endless horizontal shooter that has 15 distinct bosses and over 40 different enemy types. It includes lots of different weapon arrangements and three different ships to fly. Each play-through is randomly generated so no two games are alike. Rick Henderson pays homage to the classic 16bit shooters of old with enough
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