Missile Dancer

Mon 29th Jun 2020

Nintendo Life said:

Taking inspiration from the likes of Eighting's Soukyugurentai and Taiti's 'Storm' series of shooters, Missile Dancer is a vertically-scrolling shmup with simple yet addictive mechanics; holding down your shot button causes a targeting circle to expand around your craft, and any enemies caught in this circle will be considered 'locked-on'. Release the button, and a flurry of missiles will destroy all targeted foes, Macross-style.

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Mon 17th Mar 2025

JJtheTexan said:

Missile Dancer is yet another interesting, modern take on the action-packed vertically-scrolling shoot-'em-up games that dominated Japanese arcades in the late 1990s. Its gimmick is pretty straightforward: when you're holding down the fire button, your space fighter creates an expanding ring around itself that applies targets to any enemies that enter the ring. Release the fire button and watch as a barrage of missiles tracks down your opponents!

You also have a weaker standard forward cannon for disposing of enemies, but the missiles are really your primary offense and defense. The campaign is short but a lot of fun, and there are multiple difficulty levels and online scoreboards to keep you engaged.

Recommended to all STG fans!

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