It's a SHMUP, not groundbreaking by any means, but competent. I tried the lite version. Rotor Episode 1 Rotor is a fast paced action adventure game that takes place on the beautiful colony world of Djeseru. Having left their… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsRotor is a fast paced action adventure game that takes place on the beautiful colony world of Djeseru. Having left their oppressive mother world several decades ago the colonists are forced to use their only intact space-worthy vessel to seek help from the old home world when Djeseru is attacked by terrifying and completely unknown alien attackers.Features: * 6 exciting missions with unique scenery * 24 unique enemies with equally as many behaviors * 8 primary weapon upgrades * 10 special weapons such as ion lasers, nuclear missiles, plasma flame throwers and more. * 6 big end of level bosses with 18 different special weapons to throw at you * Great atmospheric music to take you right into the feeling of things * An interesting story and characters – our heroes are based on ancient amphibian reptiles called labyrinthodonts, go look it up on Wikipedia.If you like games like R-Type, Gradius or Pulstar then this is the game for youRotor was created as a collaborative effort of equals without any venture capital or other big business stuff. We are really proud of our creation and hope that you will enjoy it. If you have any problems with it, please contact us. Information Seller: Genre:Action, Adventure Release:Mar 01, 2013 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal nightc1 Well-Known Member Oct 19, 2012 4,362 0 0 AL #2 nightc1, Mar 20, 2013 Looks pretty interesting. Thanks for the info. kioshi Well-Known Member Apr 9, 2011 880 0 0 Brazil #3 kioshi, Mar 20, 2013 Looks like a nice game but needs relative touch controls. I'm not used to playing a shmup where your ship is always under your finger so I couldn't play this for more than 10 minutes to give a good impression. AnarKitty Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2010 3,654 0 0 Minneapolis, USA #4 AnarKitty, Mar 20, 2013 Some improvements would make this more enjoyable, but what's here is definitely worth a look. nightc1 Well-Known Member Oct 19, 2012 4,362 0 0 AL #5 nightc1, Mar 20, 2013 Last edited: Mar 20, 2013 I played this through the first level and into the second, you don't put your finger on the ship but rather just behind it. I had no problem seeing the ship. Also an alternative is tap to move. Just tap where you want the ship to go and it'll go there... and pretty quickly too. This isn't a typical shmup where there are thousands of enemies that pop in and you shoot them down in one shot. It's more like a melding between a traditional space shooter and a scrolling shmup. Enemies have shields and the ships will come in and shoot from a distance and so on and just do stuff that seems really basic at first but in the long run sort of seems like something more from some big space battle game than what it compares itself to. Level 1 was fairly easy for me to get through. I think I died once. Level 2 though kicked my rear. The enemies are bigger and have more shields are more like mini-bosses than typical cannon fodder. I didn't even use the secondary weapon... but just watched the instructions and now see how to do that. Maybe that'll make level 2 easier. I'm all for relative touch controls, this game has behind the ship control as well as tap location type controls... so it's the next best thing. Give it a try, I think the depth of the battles may actually surprise some of y'all. I wish it had some GC achievements or something, but even with out them I'm going to attempt to finish it off since it is supposed to be 6 levels. Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,588 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #6 Greyskull, Mar 20, 2013 Yeah, Ikaruga this isn't. This is the type of shooter I played before the Japanese tried to conquer America through induced seizures . nightc1 Well-Known Member Oct 19, 2012 4,362 0 0 AL #7 nightc1, Mar 20, 2013 Ha! Yeah, those bullet hell shooters do a number on the ole brain. It's funny you bring up Ikaruga though... that's one of the few shooters that has a reward for playing without shooting anything (dot eater). Man that was a fun game. I ended up getting it on GC because the Dreamcast version was too pricy for me to import. Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,588 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #8 Greyskull, Mar 20, 2013 I thought it was eventually released in the US on the Dreamcast? Well, I think I picked it up on Xbox360 Arcade. nightc1 Well-Known Member Oct 19, 2012 4,362 0 0 AL #9 nightc1, Mar 20, 2013 Nope. I was really diehard into the DC through the end of it's life and the 7 or so years that followed. There were a lot of great games there at the end that ended up JP and/or EU only. ... Back to Rotor, I think folks need to check this game out. It's refreshingly different... and I like the art style. Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,588 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #10 Greyskull, Mar 20, 2013 Yeah, I remember SHMUP/s coming out on the DC years after it had been discontinued. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Looks like a nice game but needs relative touch controls. I'm not used to playing a shmup where your ship is always under your finger so I couldn't play this for more than 10 minutes to give a good impression.
I played this through the first level and into the second, you don't put your finger on the ship but rather just behind it. I had no problem seeing the ship. Also an alternative is tap to move. Just tap where you want the ship to go and it'll go there... and pretty quickly too. This isn't a typical shmup where there are thousands of enemies that pop in and you shoot them down in one shot. It's more like a melding between a traditional space shooter and a scrolling shmup. Enemies have shields and the ships will come in and shoot from a distance and so on and just do stuff that seems really basic at first but in the long run sort of seems like something more from some big space battle game than what it compares itself to. Level 1 was fairly easy for me to get through. I think I died once. Level 2 though kicked my rear. The enemies are bigger and have more shields are more like mini-bosses than typical cannon fodder. I didn't even use the secondary weapon... but just watched the instructions and now see how to do that. Maybe that'll make level 2 easier. I'm all for relative touch controls, this game has behind the ship control as well as tap location type controls... so it's the next best thing. Give it a try, I think the depth of the battles may actually surprise some of y'all. I wish it had some GC achievements or something, but even with out them I'm going to attempt to finish it off since it is supposed to be 6 levels.
Yeah, Ikaruga this isn't. This is the type of shooter I played before the Japanese tried to conquer America through induced seizures .
Ha! Yeah, those bullet hell shooters do a number on the ole brain. It's funny you bring up Ikaruga though... that's one of the few shooters that has a reward for playing without shooting anything (dot eater). Man that was a fun game. I ended up getting it on GC because the Dreamcast version was too pricy for me to import.
I thought it was eventually released in the US on the Dreamcast? Well, I think I picked it up on Xbox360 Arcade.
Nope. I was really diehard into the DC through the end of it's life and the 7 or so years that followed. There were a lot of great games there at the end that ended up JP and/or EU only. ... Back to Rotor, I think folks need to check this game out. It's refreshingly different... and I like the art style.
