Tag: SHOOT-EM-UP

You've probably heard of shoot-em-up games, but what the heck is a "barge-em-up?" Instead of shooting enemies, you smash into them to destroy them and score points. Perpetual Blaze is the first barge-em-up I've played, and it's a lot of fun. Aside from the barging, it's pretty standard space action, you play as a fireball against an array of different ships. And, while you can only smash them, ...

You don't want to mess with Serious Santa. When evil goblins break into Santa's workshop and kidnap his elves, Santa breaks out the big guns and goes to war. This Santa is not the "right jolly old elf" from The Night Before Christmas, this Santa is a rifle-and-rocket-launcher-toting elf who's out to kick some serious goblin booty. Unlike Serious Sam - which seems like Serious Santa's ...

Something about the frenzied action of Skyfyre made me wish I had Dragonforce blasting out my Altec Lansing three-piece. Somehow I don't think that would fly here at my day job... If you're lucky enough to be at home (or have a nice set of headphones, though), fire up some fast-paced tunes and get your turrets ready for aerial combat. This challenging and addictive side scroller is a perfect ...

It's Friday, and time to take it easy - so how about a Time Waster that only requires you to move your mouse? Hello, RetroShoot! Just because the controls are dead simple doesn't make the game any less fun. It's a packed with colorful old-school arcade goodness. Manouver your ship with the mouse and let your ship take care of the shooting. Apart from that, the only other controls are space bar ...