RefleX (2008)

SITER SKAIN

PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.33 from 6 ratings

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The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever: The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shmup / shooting game communities, both in Japan and overseas.
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Developers
SITER SKAIN
Publishers
Nyu Media
Genres
Indie, Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Series
Tale of ALLTYNEX
Steam
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Release dates

  • Aug 16, 2008 (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jun 16, 2013 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)

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NotRegret

Review NotRegret 3/5 · Jul 22, 2018

Shmup with the ability to reflect enemy fire (think Giga Wing but no cooldown and it only works against lasers). The ability uses a rapidly recovering resource, so it's a major focus off the game. You don't even have the option of avoiding the homing or giant laser attacks. Timing it so as to expend the minimum amount of resource …

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Shmup with the ability to reflect enemy fire (think Giga Wing but no cooldown and it only works against lasers). The ability uses a rapidly recovering resource, so it's a major focus off the game. You don't even have the option of avoiding the homing or giant laser attacks. Timing it so as to expend the minimum amount of resource is a skill that takes awhile to develop and is necessary in later levels where they are constantly throwing homing shots at you. Hence the name reflex.

Beyond that it's a by the numbers shmup that offers nothing that hasn't been seen or done a million times, in many cases better, other than the neat little story bit near the end.

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