Review Mazinkaiser 5/5 · Aug 18, 2018
Soldier Blade: Simple and Solidly Built
Soldier Blade starts out as a simple spaceship shmup, fighting the opposing Zeograd alien army. You have one ship with an option on the side and three shots to choose from, a multi-directional shot, wave shot, and lasers.
The nice thing about this system is the use and manageability of these powerups. There are plenty of gotcha moments and less …
Soldier Blade starts out as a simple spaceship shmup, fighting the opposing Zeograd alien army. You have one ship with an option on the side and three shots to choose from, a multi-directional shot, wave shot, and lasers.
The nice thing about this system is the use and manageability of these powerups. There are plenty of gotcha moments and less intricate bullet patterns, so the powerups act as a life bar, where same types of powerups build up to more powerful combinations, and strategically choosing which powerup to get can also immediately switch to the higher power version of whichever powerup you're looking for. The final powerup acts as a screen-clearing bomb to add icing on the cake.
As for stages, Soldier Blade has plenty to choose from that starts off slow and builds into some amazing setpieces, including plenty of stage warping, bosses wielding parts of older bosses, transformations, and an epic chase to Earth's horizon. The music is of great quality and gets catchier in subsequent stages, and graphics are well detailed and give a lot to look at, including background ships and overhanging pieces casting shadows.
There's not much else to say about this game, which is alright - it starts out decent with a strong system and ends impressively.
