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BlairWars (Shoot'em'up) by TheWub  Another entry into the '16 days later' competition was an Iraq war themed shootemup. You are spaceman Blair, convinced that the whole universe has links to Al Qu'ida and so you set about your quest to destroy everything that crosses your path!!! I like it... It's a pity that the game was not properly judged in the competition due to the install process requiring you to create an extra directory, and was overlooked. The Wub has since then released a small update to what is actually quite a nifty game idea. After the moody music and intro narrative, you cruise through space and are confronted by red, blue, and grey animated blobs, each requiring a different number of shots to hit -this is where it gets interesting- First, shoot down as many red targets as possible and you will soon gain a weapon upgrade, then it is easier to get the blue ones for extra speed, and if you get enough grey baddies you will get the nukes! Once you've blasted through this stage, you will reach a tricky asteroid field which isn't too bad until more baddies come on screen and start shooting at you amongst the mayhem! It's not by any means an easy game, but a sneaky tip is that all the powerups stay with you until you reset your GP, so you can start again with added power. I really hope this gets more work done on it, I'm a lover of shootemups myself, and with some more attention to detail and some tweaking of the difficulty, it could be a real hit. Download BlairWars from GP32x.de Download BlairWars from PDRoms.de
Review by frolik Nov/04/2004. |
