iPad Kero Blaster (by Studio Pixel)

Nobunaga · May 11, 2014

Kero Blaster

AMAYA DAISUKE

C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

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C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

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Seller:AMAYA DAISUKE

Genre:Action, Adventure

Release:May 11, 2014

Updated:Jun 10, 2017

Version:1.5.0

Size:10.6 MB

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User Rating: (25)

Your Rating:unrated

Compatibility:HD Universal

This might pull me away from Wayward for a bit.
Edit: thanks to PSJ (I assume) for changing from universal to iphone. I assumed it was universal and didn't actually check. Hopefully that gets updated sometime soon to make the iPad only players happy.

Bronxsta · May 11, 2014

Yes, it's out! Cave Story was a classic

Bronxsta · May 11, 2014

Here's the link for the free PC prologue/demo Pink Hour

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Bronxsta · May 11, 2014

Impressions from PAX

http://www.twinfinite.net/blog/2014/04/11/pax-east-kero-blaster-hands-impressions/

Kero Blaster retains the same sort of side-scrolling shooting found in Cave Story, but the difference here is that the game is much smaller and more linear this time around. Dont let that fool you though, Kero Blaster still requires nerves of steel and fast reflexes as you blast your way through monsters, foliage, and gigantic bosses.

Your little frog guy is armed at first with a tiny pea shooter, but it can be upgraded at shops to increase its range and power, as well as ammo types, such as a wider green wave shot. Your health and defense stats can also be increased at these shops, all using the little green coins that enemies drop upon defeat.
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http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/14/5614574/kero-blaster-astebreed-playism-doujin-soft-indie

Kero Blaster features a frog who works at C&F, a company that develops teleportation technology. As a custodial scientist, the nameless frog is tasked with cleaning up the company's teleportation pods, which have become infested with strange, black, googly-eyed blobs. Armed with the titular blaster, the frog blasts otherworldly creatures away, buying gun upgrades and acquiring power-ups from bosses. It's vaguely reminiscent of Capcom's Mega Man games it gets really challenging a few levels in, Ramachandran said but with a unique low-fi 8-bit style.

The side-scrolling platformer-shooter, which controls surprisingly well on an iPhone, is coming to PC and iOS in May. (Kero Blaster was formerly known as Gero Blaster, but when Amaya rebooted the game, unhappy with its previous incarnation, he decided to tweak the name, Ramachandran said.)
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http://operationrainfall.com/2014/04/11/pax-east-kero-blaster/

Back to the task at hand: Kero Blaster is definitely another Pixel game, but it is far from another Cave Story...Environments feel more detailed than anything Ive seen from Studio Pixel thus far. And the characters/enemieswhile certainly possessing the charm of his typical pixel artwere definitely unique, and sometimes intimidating.

Instead of giving you an HP gauge, Kero Blaster has hearts for a life meter. I was only given twowhich means enemies could only hit me twice before my number was up. Some enemies drop hearts, somereally like to take them away, for lack of a better phrase.

Weapons arent upgraded by defeating foes, but instead by making purchases with coins dropped by foes. A lot of times, I was forced to decide between upgrading a weapon to make myself more powerful (but remain vulnerable), or upgrade my maximum number of hearts (for less vulnerability, but less power). I think its a game thats going to make you think about your play-style, especially if theres a ton of variety in the bosses you face, and many hidden things to find in the games various levels (I found a secret or two, for sure).

Kero Blaster is sure to provide a meaningful experience for those who know very well of Pixels work, as well as those who arent as familiar.
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http://www.usgamer.net/articles/gero-blaster-because-made-for-ios-doesnt-have-to-mean-brain-dead

In fact, you'll notice the Gunstar Heroes vibe right away: When you hold down the fire button, the protagonist locks his gun in that direction, allowing you to lay down a rapid stream of bullets while maneuvering freely away from threats. And the level design definitely takes advantage of this mechanic, with each enemy encounter feeling almost like a puzzle. Rather than running in blindly and blasting foes, you really need to think about how an enemy is positioned and how best to deal with them. For instance, pink crocodile-like creatures lay burrowed in the ground, waiting for you to while safely pass below your weapon's line of sight, then springing from the ground and making a beeline for you from behind. So the best solution is to face backward, start shooting, and run backward so that you'll greet them with projectiles once they pop up.
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Bronxsta · May 11, 2014

Player impressions from the NeoGAF OT

I'm really liking the difficulty curve in this game so far. Doesn't start out overwhelming or intimidating at all, but clearly ramps up quickly once its clear you've mastered the basics.

I can tell that no upgrade runs are going to be downright brutal.
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Cleared a few stages, I think I got all the weapons and the jetpack so far. It feels really easy compared to Pink Hour though. I hope it's just a curve. The game is really fun in terms of how the weapons handle, and the level design and enemy patterns are really fun. The way they react and make you adjust to how to progress and change weapons around is great, it's just... pretty easy. Maybe it's because I've been playing the shit out of Blackthorne in the past week. Lol.

I've still died a few times here and there, and some of the areas were definitely trickier than others, but I've never gotten a game over yet. It's definitely going to be a really replayable game though, since I can see myself wanting to go through the previous stages again. Hopefully there's a sort of hard mode loop that unlocks after you beat the game? We'll see. Music and graphics are fantastic. <3
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copaeci · May 11, 2014

Sigh.... Not universal

Connector · May 11, 2014

copaeci said: ↑

Sigh.... Not universal
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What? Forget that then.

Bronxsta · May 11, 2014

According to another player, a playthrough clocks in around 2+ hours, but there is replay value and reasons for multiple playthroughs.

psj3809 · May 11, 2014

As I said in the upcoming thread I can't believe it's ios7.1 only. Haven't come across that before

djstout · May 11, 2014

5 dollars for 2 hours only? I think I'll wait a bit, I usually don't count too much for games, but recently spent too much.

Lavender · May 11, 2014

djstout said: ↑

5 dollars for 2 hours only? I think I'll wait a bit, I usually don't count too much for games, but recently spent too much.
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If you average the cost of a lot of the games on the market, then I would agree with you.
Game sure looks fun though!

djstout · May 11, 2014

Yeah it looks really fun, but before spending 5 dollars, I want to make sure it won't end up in the "played once and deleted" folder

djstout · May 11, 2014

Is it icade compatible? If yes, then that might sell me the game ^^

Doomlaser · May 11, 2014

Game Impressions

Guys, this game is really good. It's even more charming than I expected, has tight virtual controls, and some cute mechanics I haven't seen done before.

Plays as level based, with bosses and cutscene/hub/home sections.

wigzisonfire · May 11, 2014

copaeci said: ↑

Sigh.... Not universal
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What you chodes on about? In the description it says it is compatible with iPhone iPad and iPod touch?

Can anyone confirm this?

planckboy · May 11, 2014

Going to update my iPhone just to play this! Been waiting ages... INSTABUY BUY BUY

wigzisonfire · May 11, 2014

planckboy said: ↑

Going to update my iPhone just to play this! Been waiting ages... INSTABUY BUY BUY
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Agreed, just updated and downloading now!!!

planckboy · May 11, 2014

wigzisonfire said: ↑

Agreed, just updated and downloading now!!!
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I can't wait, Cave Story was amazing so I have very high hopes

sapphire_neo · May 11, 2014

wigzisonfire said: ↑

What you chodes on about? In the description it says it is compatible with iPhone iPad and iPod touch?

Can anyone confirm this?
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Tagged for moderation. Also, the game is not universal.

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