Pulse-pounding Space Shooter for Serious Shmuppers--Now Updated to "Gold"
We carry a lot of space shooters of various types, and it's easy to get blase about them sometimes--but at other times, you fire up a game and think "holy crap." Jets'n'Guns is a side-scrolling, Xevious-like game with loud, excellent music from alt-rock band Machinae Supremacy, nice eye-candy, and a huge number of upgrades for your ship, including fifty-something weapon types. It's not for the faint of heart, though; even if you crank the difficulty down, it's a tough game to beat. It's exceptionally well done, though, as the reviews bear out...
Now updated, Jets'n'Guns Gold is double the length of the original version, with 21 new levels, 17 new weapons, 7 new customizable ships, and 70 new enemies--a whole lot of gameplay for the price.
The developer says:
Experience an almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels. Enjoy devastating armament fitted into one of the awesome spaceships!
Jets'n'Guns GOLD is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels! Stand as one-against-many armed with tons of different weapons of a devastating armament fitted into one of the awesome spaceships!
Features
- 43 levels full of thrilling action, shooting and demolition
- more than 270 unique enemies including 16 boss monsters
- 70 different weapons
- upgrade your ship with 20 special devices
- superior graphic and particle effects enhancing the destruction
- more than one hour of breathtaking original soundtrack
- new scenario in every level (deep space, jungle, undersea, lava planet...)
- fly in 12 different vessels, even in a horrible boss ship
- combination of weapons give hundreds of possibilities how to equip your ship
- sounds and sound-effects just like from a Hollywood movie
Reviews
"At first glance, this game appears to be just be Jets'n'Guns plus an expansion pack. However, on further play, I was surprised to see that new levels are just one of the additions. A more succinct, and bizarrely Zombie-based, storyline has been added and there has been a lot of focus on balancing the game and its weapons. It's nice to not overheat so much while shooting. REALLY NICE."
- 8.5/10, Game Tunnel
"I killed all the people that ejected from those vehicles MWAHAHAHAHA!..."
- 9.2/10, GamersHell
"Everything in the game, including its gameplay, graphics, music and nifty little innovations, make Jets’n’Guns one of the best space shooters I’ve ever played."
- GamersMark
"Meine Güte, da bleibt einem doch glatt die Spucke weg! Ihr habt schon Glück, dass ich es überhaupt geschafft habe, diesen Artikel hier anzufangen. Von dem Moment an, als Jets'n'Guns zum ersten Mal über den Monitor flimmerte, konnte ich meine Finger nicht von dem Spiel lassen..."
- 8.5/10, GBase
Awards
Game of the Month, Gold Award, Game Tunnel