Retro may be the 'new' new, but the humble shmup seems to be loved a little less than other genres, especially in terms of Wii U and 3DS releases. EnjoyUp and UFO Crash Games are hoping to fill a gap with FullBlast, however, which is making its way to the Wii U eShop; in fact, it arrives in Europe on 4th June with a price of €5.99.
It's a rather decent looking shooter that'll also support two-player co-op, off-TV play and will also include online leaderboards and achievements. Based on the most recent trailer for this Wii U version it incorporates a mix of vertical scrolling and some boss battles, too.
Are you tempted by this? Check out the trailer and let us know.
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I will eagerly await your review, it looks solid, but I fear it might be just too generic. I hunger for old school shmups.
Looks like it could be cool, the soundtrack reminds me "Gate of thunder" which is a cool touch
Look good despite the obvious limited budget. Will try it. Love that genre.
For some reason, I was expecting Sega Saturn games in the Wii U virtual console - because the Wii had Genesis - IDK - I'm naive I guess... I was expecting to be able to play all of those Shmups - but yeah, these look great
I like the graphics style...
I don't like much I see or hear in the trailer, but I like the genre and I am happy to see some non-bullet hell shmups.
Please come to North America SOON , I love these shoot everything kinda titles my Wii U definitely needs more . LOOKS AWESOME ..
Why this stupid, panned isometric view? Modern, amateur shooter developers apparently love this style, but it makes dodgingso much harder for no good reason. Reminds me of Nanostray, which isn't the biggest compliment I could make to a game.
Come to NA and I shall download you into my loving arms, dear FullBlast.
Anybody remember Jackal? It was one of the first of its kind to offered 2 player co-op. Love that game.
This game also looks good enough for a look at. Will wait for a review though as things are getting expensive with all the games I buy.
I'm sure there was an article about this a month or two ago because I remember that trailer. It's pretty and it's a shooter - could be fun. So are the giant critters working with the people in the space ships? What's going on there?
Any word on a North America release? Especially with 2-player, this sounds awesome!
Ill pick this up.with this,assault android cactus and Ultratron I'll be blasting all summer.
The art style is not ideal but i will buy this instantly whether its good or bad, Shooters are much needed on this system and i support anybody creating vertical ones.
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