Zzap!

Zzap!

released on Sep 21, 2021

Zzap!

released on Sep 21, 2021

Chase the high score as you fight wave after wave of enemies intent on your doom!


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A cute little high score-based arena shmup. The gameplay loop itself is perfectly fine - just shoot a bunch of dudes - the presentation is clean, the player character is responsive and the obstacles are always clear and fair. The reason it doesn't get a higher rating from me is because it is just a bit bare - there is no variation in the environment at all, you're always playing in an empty rectangle, and what variations there are of the enemies don't make much of a meaningful difference in how they require you to engage with them. The biggest problem I have, though, is the audio mixing! This game is damn loud!! Even when I had my computer's volume down to a fraction of a fraction it's normally at, the sound when you get hit is still approximately 200% louder than the rest of the game (and I'm not exaggerating). It makes the game very, very difficult to keep playing. This might have been the kind of thing I come back to every now and then to beat my high score if the audio wasn't so violent. Solid title otherwise - would bump up the rating a little if there were volume options!!