Black Paradox is a nice shmup which has a touch of humour, pretty visual art, strong arcade vibes and an excellent soundtrack ; but has a noticeable weak point.

The game remind me an another shmup in some ways : Steredenn Binary Stars. No doubt that it was an inspiration. But Fantastico Studio picked up in 80's to give a charming personality to this spiritual son (visual aesthetic, powerful synth-wave).

You have only one spaceship, a flying DeLorean lookalike. You'll be able to customized it in many ways for completely different gameplay. For this you'll need cash that you'll earn and keep after each run.

There are some good ideas. Like the possibility to make combos with some power UP. Your special attack : calling up an alias from a parallel dimension to back you up. The possibility to gain an extra and strong power UP by defeating this alias. The New game + : a boss rush where you'll fight against the bosses from the parallel dimension.

The soundtrack is really astonished. A powerful synth-wave made by HIR. I must admit began many runs with the only wish to listen it.

The game is challenging until the end and the beginning may be harsh. The new game plus is also a challenge.
The only weak point is the lack of scoring that minor the replaybility.
But the game still worth the play for any shmup amateur.