Careful use of your coins in the shop will give you a distinct advantage. It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but it’s good fun and if you’re into twin stick shooters then it’s worth a look as Ultratron tries something a little bit different.The game is also unforgiving, spawning enemies right on top of you as you swoop in to collect coins, but with extended play you get to learn some of the patterns and your score will start to rise.
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It’s a bit of a shame that it doesn’t make use of the full screen, rather focusing on a centre arena but given the bullet hell fever at points this is probably for the best. A lack of variety in game options is balanced by a challenge to best your own score and trialling different builds to be as dominate as possible. This all contributes towards a nice variety and added challenge within the game.ĭefinitely one then for those after an old school challenge. The final dimension are the bonus stages where you have a special challenge such as kill all the spiderdroids or avoid the bots. These can be shot around to get out of your way but collecting them can strip you of your upgrades. Collect this for points and avoid the nerf power ups. There are a few other curveballs whilst you play – fruit floats around for example. Your play style will change depending on your selection and upgrade path. You can replenish shields, get a speed boost, automatic collection of dots – a variety. Better upgrades cost money – do you level up your main weapon (you can also find upgrades in the field) or perhaps some robotic assistance. Throughout the progression your upgrades stack. At the end of every stage you get a selection of upgrades which you can spend your prize money on and it’s this where Ultratron takes it’s second big influence – the roguelike.
The bigger the enemy the bigger the dot and the bigger the prize. You have a limited time to collect this dot and with it you get points but also money. Each time you kill an enemy, they drop a small dot. It isn’t particularly difficult either – I managed to get through to the final stage in my first play through and there is also the one sole mode and difficulty. The plot doesn’t play a major part as ultimately this is a game about high scores. Pixel design is heavily in play here with an over-arching theme of robots taking over the world. Each arena/level is broken up into stages before finally reaching a boss. There are four main areas of different enemy types and colour changes but the broad hexagonal play area doesn’t change. Some enemies take a few hits, some move and some fire back. Left stick moves, right stick fires and there’s a button for smart bombs which clear the screen. Ultratron is obviously, from that intro, a retro inspired twin stick shooter. You would be wrong however as you quickly realise that Ultratron has a unique sense of humour and borrows from a number of different games and ideas. Ultratron looks very retro and you would be forgiven for thinking it’s another retro looking twin stick shooter playing on your nostalgic desires and rose tinted glasses.
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