Neoteria

Good game, nice retro feel to it, lost a 5 star ratting from me because, movement should have full 4 directions of movement. Also the first boss battle just takes to long done it 10 plus times and I keep getting killed. If the boss just touches you, you dead grrrrr. Else it's fun, cool game.

Fun game when using iCade.

Nice little retro shooter that's ruined by a horrible control system. I expected better from this developer.

Great retro graphics but the controls are lacking which makes this game not very playable.<br/><br/>An update to improve the controls will improve my rating

It's a great game. If you liked Gradius you'll love this. <br/><br/>It has some problems: <br/><br/>1 - the onscreen controls disappear after several minutes of gameplay for some reason, and there's no way to get them back without restarting the game. <br/>2 - the lack of auto fire really starts to give you arthritis of the thumb after five minutes of gameplay; I mean it REALLY does a number on your thumb joints, no joke. This is partially because you're tapping on a screen instead of mashing a physical button, so it's more awkward for the thumb and induces stress injury on the thumb more quickly. Bust out the capsaicin. <br/><br/>And most importantly:<br/><br/>3 - the final weapon (at least from what I can tell) that you can get after collecting so many diamonds is *way* inferior to the previous weapon. Namely, the final weapon is a straight-direction shooter, but the weapon previous to that is a very powerful spread shooter. The enjoyment of the game goes way down once you get the last weapon because there's no way to go back to the better weapon. It kinda discourages you from collecting any diamonds once you get the second-to-last weapon. And if you accidentally do earn the last weapon, your spacecraft becomes so immensely less powerful that you just feel like quitting the game. <br/><br/>But seriously, this is a great game, and I mean it. I never write App Store reviews, but I'm writing this one because this is by far my favorite side-scrolling shooter on iOS. I'm giving it 3 stars only because my standards are high. I think most people will love it like I did.

I'm having tons of trouble with the controls. 360 movement doesn't always register, the up/down feature feels too restrictive...I really enjoy games that use the auto fire/follow the finger control style. All in all, it sounds fun but suffers from terrible control scheme.

I want to like this game and I enjoy the graphics and simple mechanics. HOWEVER, the controls are not well executed in my opinion, even after the update. Play Darius Burst or any Jeff Minter game to get a feel for proper touch-controls. On-screen D-pads are unnecessary.

Guys you have made such a good game! I really enjoy it but like everyone has said, just keep on trying with those controls. I know u can get it right. Such a good game otherwise.