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Hummingz - Retro Arcade action revised

Up for some retro arcade action spiced with extra bullets and BOSS enemies? Shoot your way through many different levels filled with nasty bugs, spiders, frogs, bees and more. Fight huge BOSS enemies and collect extras and play bonus waves. Retro Arcade action at its best!

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Stefan Preuss
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Stefan Preuss
Release
April 20, 2018
8 years and 106 days ago
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About the Game

A garden is a peaceful place, you think? Hummingz will teach you, that there is WAR under the hood! Shoot your way through many different levels filled with nasty bugs, spiders, frogs, bees and more. Fight huge BOSS enemies and collect extras.

Up for some retro arcade action spiced with extra bullets and BOSS enemies?

Features

  • fight huge BOSS enemies like Frogs, Spiders and Bees
  • easy to control use your mouse to control your bug
  • two game modes for casual and experienced players
  • fun and fast arcade style action
  • local two player mode
  • challenging and well known game play
  • 14 unlockable achievents
  • global high score list
  • bonus waves

The rules are easy


  • if it is colored, shoot it
  • if it is pale, catch it

All shot items drop down...

Catch 80/100 enemies to receive an extra shot
After 4 extra shots you receive shooting helper bugs
Catch 100 mushrooms to receive an extra live.
Catch a Boss and you receive +30 enemy and +30 mushroom catches.
Catch a Snail to get a +10 seconds magnet bonus ( collect all falling things automatically ).

Poison mushrooms explode when shot and kill surrounding mushrooms too.

In 'Normal' mode the player starts with two shots and you get an extra at 70 caught enemies. The levels and BOSS enemies are easier to play.

Keys

  • F11 or f = toggle full screen mode
  • ESC or p = pause
  • h = displays highscore list directly in attract mode
  • t = toggle control mode from 'direct' ( direct control but mouse is tied to window ) to 'follow' ( mouse not tied to window )

Scoring


  • Trail Bugs: 5 points
  • Spider: 10 points
  • Bee: 15 Points
  • Snail: 10 Points
  • Poison Bug: 10 Points
  • catch killed item: 2 points
  • kill BOSS enemy: 300 points + add 30 caught enemies and 30 caught Mushrooms to your counter
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