Hectic Space 2 James Swiney "offers up a shooting experience on par with many big development studios" - 4/5 TouchArcade.com "a great bullet hell s… TouchArcade Rating: $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details"offers up a shooting experience on par with many big development studios" - 4/5 TouchArcade.com "a great bullet hell shooter with a high degree of both challenge and style" - supergamedroid.com Hectic Space 2 is an intense shooter in pixelly retro style. Fight in epic boss battles, collect and unlock powerful upgrades while dodging a screen full of bullets and enemies. Features : - Huge and epic boss battles, with unique boss mechanics. - Randomised enemy waves to keep you on your toes. - Unlock more weapons and upgrades to help you fight. - Easy touch control, hard to master enemies. Information Seller:James Swiney Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jan 27, 2016 Updated:Jun 06, 2024 Version:2.4 Size:62.6 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (6) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal App Store Link (looks like the app info is still processing) Here's the Trailer : Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #2 LordShad0wz, Jan 28, 2016 Last edited: Jan 28, 2016 Ok! So I started playing. I'm using the iPhone 6 running iOS 9.2.1 One small but serious issue. There's needs to be increased sensitivity or a slider with variable sensitivity for the slider on the left. If I start from the center and slide all the way up, the ship goes to the top of the screen. That seems ok, however, if I start from the center and slide all the way to the bottom of the screen the ship stops no where close to the bottom of the screen! I have to slide a SECOND time to get the ship to the bottom. This is effecting my gameplay and making it difficult to play effectively. Billy EDIT- even with the sensitivity I've played through the first boss. Wow. I really like this game. Nice job dev. That first boss was pretty cool. jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #3 jswiney, Jan 28, 2016 Thanks for the great feedback, I will definitely look into implementing a sensitivity slider for an update. Glad you liked the Boss! sleb Well-Known Member Feb 7, 2010 385 3 18 Ohio #4 sleb, Jan 28, 2016 Last edited: Jan 28, 2016 Loved the first one, still on my phone. Now to try the second. Love this one too. The graphics improvements are great. Same excellent game play. Qwertz555 Well-Known Member May 22, 2010 2,318 29 48 #5 Qwertz555, Jan 28, 2016 The original took me by storm. Simple, yet very challenging and addicting. Easy for me to give this one a try... After re-installing the game twice, with ad-blocker on and off, still no support possible. It hangs on the loading screen forever. Iphone 5s, version 8.4.1. LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #6 LordShad0wz, Jan 28, 2016 Same here. I went to purchase the game and I can't. It's simply loading forever. I can't even view my unlocks. I cannot do anything. I've uninstalled and reinstalled as well. iPhone 6 running iOS 9.2.1 Ads work fine. But no way can I purchase the game. Billy vectorarchitekt Well-Known Member Dec 29, 2013 2,489 177 63 #7 vectorarchitekt, Jan 28, 2016 Last edited: Jan 28, 2016 Looks cool. I just discovered his Match the Deck Poker, which is really good! All it needs is visual color theme options. jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #8 jswiney, Jan 28, 2016 I have been investigating the loading forever, and it seems to be that the inapp purchases can't initialise, from some research I have done apparently it can be because the inapp purchases aren't indexed across all the app stores (apparently this can take 24 hours). Sorry for the inconvenience. According to others who had a similar problem the inapp purchases started working around 24 hours after release. I keep and eye on it and keep you updated. Thanks for Playing! LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #9 LordShad0wz, Jan 28, 2016 I'll keep trying. Is it tied to game center in anyway? Billy jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #10 jswiney, Jan 29, 2016 It looks like the inapp purchases have propagated and are now working. So you can now view your unlocks, and remove the ads if you are so inclined LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #11 LordShad0wz, Jan 29, 2016 Indeed. It's working. Ads removed Billy LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #12 LordShad0wz, Jan 29, 2016 I have one request. Do you think you might try lowering the price of those IAP's? I've paid to remove the ads. I would actually purchase the other two IAP's but they are just too expensive. I can't afford another $20 including tax. If they were $2 or $3 each that's doable. Either way I love the game. Really amazing job. The bosses are just fantastic. I love shooters and I tell you I just keep playing your game! If you add an increased sensitivity slider it would be perfect. I hope TA does a proper review. Billy Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,964 880 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #13 Boardumb, Jan 29, 2016 Are you talking about the extra hearts IAP and the extra continue IAP? Because those are both 99¢. The font is kind of weird though, so the zero does look like an eight. LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #14 LordShad0wz, Jan 30, 2016 They look like 8.99 on my screen. Well then let's do this lol Billy jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #15 jswiney, Jan 30, 2016 Thanks so much for the purchases! Yeah I might change the font for those prices its a bit confusing. LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #16 LordShad0wz, Feb 12, 2016 Yeeehaaaa! I have the update. The sensitivity slider kicks ass! Thank you dev for listening and incorporating feedback! I have absolutely no issues controlling the ship now! I do have a question I have been meaning to ask. I have unlocked quite a lot of stuff. Is it just a toss up on what power up you get when you collect them? I wish there was a way to know what I was picking up ahead of time. Billy jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #17 jswiney, Feb 13, 2016 Yeah you beat me to it! Yeah the new update went live today. As well as the sensitivity slider it contains a new blue and a new green powerup to unlock. The powerups are randomly selected from what you have unlocked, so yeah you don't know what it is until you pick it up. Thanks for the feedback though I am working on another quite large update so I will take that into to account and see if there is something I could do. LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #18 LordShad0wz, Feb 15, 2016 Ok one more question. I've finally sat down to really play the game and get into it. So with the green power ups, they wear off over time? For instance I really like the one that has the explosive shots. So I got that one. One or two more green power up icons came up but I let them pass since I liked the one I had. But then all of a sudden I was just firing off a single basic shot. So is that the case they wear off? Billy Guise Well-Known Member Jul 10, 2009 2,027 14 38 #19 Guise, Feb 15, 2016 Haven't given this a try yet due to massive backlog and horizontal shmups not being my joint/jam/bag, but thanks to this thread and vectorarchitekt I discovered the developer's Match the Deck Poker. Definitely recommended matching poker hybrid. Alright! LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #20 LordShad0wz, Feb 16, 2016 This is a great game. I suggest removing the ads. It gives you a free continue as well. I've finally made it past the second boss. It's not easy! But it's in a good way! Billy (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Ok! So I started playing. I'm using the iPhone 6 running iOS 9.2.1 One small but serious issue. There's needs to be increased sensitivity or a slider with variable sensitivity for the slider on the left. If I start from the center and slide all the way up, the ship goes to the top of the screen. That seems ok, however, if I start from the center and slide all the way to the bottom of the screen the ship stops no where close to the bottom of the screen! I have to slide a SECOND time to get the ship to the bottom. This is effecting my gameplay and making it difficult to play effectively. Billy EDIT- even with the sensitivity I've played through the first boss. Wow. I really like this game. Nice job dev. That first boss was pretty cool.
Thanks for the great feedback, I will definitely look into implementing a sensitivity slider for an update. Glad you liked the Boss!
Loved the first one, still on my phone. Now to try the second. Love this one too. The graphics improvements are great. Same excellent game play.
The original took me by storm. Simple, yet very challenging and addicting. Easy for me to give this one a try... After re-installing the game twice, with ad-blocker on and off, still no support possible. It hangs on the loading screen forever. Iphone 5s, version 8.4.1.
Same here. I went to purchase the game and I can't. It's simply loading forever. I can't even view my unlocks. I cannot do anything. I've uninstalled and reinstalled as well. iPhone 6 running iOS 9.2.1 Ads work fine. But no way can I purchase the game. Billy
Looks cool. I just discovered his Match the Deck Poker, which is really good! All it needs is visual color theme options.
I have been investigating the loading forever, and it seems to be that the inapp purchases can't initialise, from some research I have done apparently it can be because the inapp purchases aren't indexed across all the app stores (apparently this can take 24 hours). Sorry for the inconvenience. According to others who had a similar problem the inapp purchases started working around 24 hours after release. I keep and eye on it and keep you updated. Thanks for Playing!
It looks like the inapp purchases have propagated and are now working. So you can now view your unlocks, and remove the ads if you are so inclined
I have one request. Do you think you might try lowering the price of those IAP's? I've paid to remove the ads. I would actually purchase the other two IAP's but they are just too expensive. I can't afford another $20 including tax. If they were $2 or $3 each that's doable. Either way I love the game. Really amazing job. The bosses are just fantastic. I love shooters and I tell you I just keep playing your game! If you add an increased sensitivity slider it would be perfect. I hope TA does a proper review. Billy
Are you talking about the extra hearts IAP and the extra continue IAP? Because those are both 99¢. The font is kind of weird though, so the zero does look like an eight.
Yeeehaaaa! I have the update. The sensitivity slider kicks ass! Thank you dev for listening and incorporating feedback! I have absolutely no issues controlling the ship now! I do have a question I have been meaning to ask. I have unlocked quite a lot of stuff. Is it just a toss up on what power up you get when you collect them? I wish there was a way to know what I was picking up ahead of time. Billy
Yeah you beat me to it! Yeah the new update went live today. As well as the sensitivity slider it contains a new blue and a new green powerup to unlock. The powerups are randomly selected from what you have unlocked, so yeah you don't know what it is until you pick it up. Thanks for the feedback though I am working on another quite large update so I will take that into to account and see if there is something I could do.
Ok one more question. I've finally sat down to really play the game and get into it. So with the green power ups, they wear off over time? For instance I really like the one that has the explosive shots. So I got that one. One or two more green power up icons came up but I let them pass since I liked the one I had. But then all of a sudden I was just firing off a single basic shot. So is that the case they wear off? Billy
Haven't given this a try yet due to massive backlog and horizontal shmups not being my joint/jam/bag, but thanks to this thread and vectorarchitekt I discovered the developer's Match the Deck Poker. Definitely recommended matching poker hybrid. Alright!
This is a great game. I suggest removing the ads. It gives you a free continue as well. I've finally made it past the second boss. It's not easy! But it's in a good way! Billy
