![]() ![]() As their only game on modern hardware, it takes Mega Cat's retro designs and adds a lot of embellishment. Bite the Bullet (PC, Switch) - A 2D shooter like Contra or Metal Slug but with a twist, eating your downed enemies allows you to upgrade your character and charge up special moves.There's definitely some commentary being made about the state of the game industry here. In this area arcadey management sim, you play as the manager of a video game company and run around the office making sure your coders keep working by feeding them and keeping them awake. Crunch Out (SNES) - I watched my wife play this one.The way the character moves coupled with the fact that you have to get every coin to reveal the exit reminded me of Pac-Man. Old Towers (Genesis) - A puzzle platformer in which your character zooms up vertical stages along rows of coins.Little Medusa (NES, PC, Switch, PS4) - A puzzle game in which you turn enemies into stone and knock them into the water to form bridges.It was pretty basic I liked the work they put into the customer NES cartridge. Log Jammers (NES, PC, Switch, PS4) - A lumberjack-themed sports game pretty clearly inspired by Pong and Wind Jammers.Also, the suggestive themes in this game made it a little awkward to play on a convention hall floor surrounded by thousands of people! It's an on-rails light gun shooter that also features dating sim elements your character apparently is shooting crazed anime girls with pheremones?! Unfortunately, the floor demo used a PS4 controller, which I found really difficult to use to aim the gun. Gal Gun 2 (PS4, Switch) - This was probably the strangest game I played at MomoCon.Since the game controls differently depending on whether you're on foot, in a tank, or in the shooter segments, I would likely need to spend some time with it to get the hang of it. ![]() This series breaks up the Metroidvania format by having vehicle combat and occasional overhead shooter segments. Blaster Master Zero 2 (Switch) - I have very limited experience with previous Blaster Master games, but this one appeared to stick quite closely to the formula of the original.I may end up making space in my queue for a Gunvolt game in the near future. The character I played as, Copen, had an interesting mechanic in which you first dash into an enemy to lock on to them, and then jump back to fire homing shots at them. It's similar to Mega Man but with more of an over-the-top anime flavor. Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (Switch, 3DS) - My favorite among the games I tried at the Inti booth.The combat was quite tough, so I think learning combos would be key. It's hard to get a good sense of an RPG during a brief convention floor demo, but it felt solid and had very nice sprite work. Dragon Marked for Death (Switch) - The newest game from Inti, an action RPG with 2D platforming elements.I was able to demo four of their games at the convention: As one of their employees stated, they are the makers "of fine 2D action games. They make Bloodstained Curse of the Moon, which was one of my favorite games of 2018. Here are some of the gaming highlights from the con:Īmong the devs with displays on the MomoCon floor, Inti Creates was one of the largest and most well known. In particular, I really enjoyed meeting indie developers and trying out demos of their games. Conveniently, Dragon Con's sister convention, MomoCon, happens to be focused on those two very things! While the anime parts of it were a lot of fun and the cosplay, of course, was on point, it was the gaming events that really stood out to me. Giant squids and mutant crabs are no match for the pump-action Aqua Raiders Water Gun! Just fill it up, aim and fire for a blast of aquatic fun in the summer sun.Having attended a general nerd/pop culture conventions like Dragon Con for the past several years, I've been interested in attending a convention that focuses a little more narrowly on my main nerd fandoms: video games and anime. Description This is a description taken from. It is a slightly modified Buzz Bee Cricket. 851955 Aqua Raiders Water Blaster was a 2007 Aqua Raiders toy. ![]()
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