Galactic Storm
Galactic Storm is a top down shoot'em up. It features distinct weapons, fast action and epic boss battles.
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September 16, 2016
9 years and 321 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive29 reviews72.4%
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10 itemsAbout the Game
KEY FEATURES
4 levels of shmup action with boss battles
4 main weapon types and additional special weapons
Powerups
Gamepad / mouse / keyboard controls
Shield to help You protect from enemy bullets
Dash to help You move quickly and never stay in one place too long
GAMEPLAY
Game consist of four levels. Passing previous with high enough score gives You access to subsequent ones.
SHIP EQUIPMENT
To quickly cover horizontal distance Your ship is equipped with dash skill. Use it when You want to quickly move from one end of the screen to the other.
Shield can be generated for defensive measures. It protects from enemy bullets but not from collision with enemy ships. Shield needs to be charged in order to activate it. To charge shield collect energy cells that are dropped by fallen enemies.
SHIP WEAPONS
There are three weapon types: Laser, Projectile and Bouncy each of those can be upgraded several times for stronger version. Additionally Your ship constantly fires homing rockets.
For taking out tougher enemies or groups use mines. Upon explosion they deal massive damage to enemies in explosion radius. Good to take out groups of enemies or big ships.
From time to time Your ship will acquire special ways of doing damage, so called "skills". Those are most powerful tools of destruction, use them whenever possible.
CONTROLS
Mouse / keyboard / gamepad controls are available. Mouse controls gives most precision when avoiding enemy projectiles.
