Curse 1989

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Completed

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2 days

Last played

November 2, 2022

First played

June 27, 2022

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Oh man, I wasn't harsh enough on this. This is completely awful. Maybe the worst framerate in a shmup that I've ever seen.

Addendum bc i don’t feel like re-reviewing:
Honestly, it is manageable after the initial shock of the first level. Not good at all, but manageable. I feel this sits somewhere between my first (too generous) score and my second (too harsh), thus I bumped it up a point

Below average shmup by the doofuses over at Micronet, who are also responsible for Heavy Nova (which is honestly so bad I'm not sure I'll ever get around to it). Very underwhelming and unrewarding, it's hardly longer than Slap Fight MD even. Feels way choppier than any game in the genre really should, bosses are way too easy, and the final level puts you back at the beginning of the stage instead of instant respawn like everywhere else. One major plus is the final boss' design, which is genuinely chilling and definitely one of the coolest I've seen in a shmup, but it goes down easy as hell just as previously mentioned. I dunno, man. It's a letdown on all fronts, but when you consider who the developers are it's far more playable than their subsequent games for the Genesis and the Sega CD.