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One of many extra fascinating tidbits when the Chromatic was introduced was the ambition by ModRetro to do re-releases of obscure and onerous to seek out retro Recreation Boy and Recreation Boy Colour video games. As a part of their ModRetro Classics Assortment, two new re-releases can now be purchased and skilled for the primary time by Recreation Boy followers. Since these video games are technically re-releases we felt it applicable to cowl these titles as mini critiques.
Venture S-11 is a reasonably conventional shoot ‘em up for the Recreation Boy Colour. You management a strong flying Hmachine that should attain headquarters to be able to transmit important battle info that may assist stand up to the alien invasion. Throughout eight worlds you’ll be able to shoot, blast and bomb something that strikes.
For a Recreation Boy Colour title the gameplay is extremely easy. Whereas I’m not the most important fan of needing to repeatedly faucet the button to extend your firing velocity, as a substitute of holding down the button, the battles are fluid. I’ll say that the backgrounds generally is a bit too chaotic to identify incoming bullets. Most shmups are outlined by their energy ups and I believe that Venture S-11 does an admirable job with the number of weapons that may change up your strategy relying on the boss you is likely to be dealing with. What I particularly discovered useful was the truth that you don’t simply die from a single hit. As a substitute your ship has a defend that slowly regenerates, however lets you take some injury earlier than shedding a unit. It makes Venture S-11 really feel retro, however undoubtedly extra accessible for newcomers.
The standout right here is the soundtrack, which manages to completely seize the environment of the totally different worlds you’ll journey throughout. Specifically Planet Cephei and Bern Jungle are licensed bangers. It may be a bit troublesome to make out whilst you’re tapping the shoot-button like a maniac, however the soundtrack helps to make Venture S-11 really feel like an entire package deal. Don’t anticipate any main mechanical surprises, what you see is what you get right here. However for that, you’ll get a reasonably nice shmup on Recreation Boy Colour that’ll maintain followers of the style fairly entertained!
