Voids - Indie Game Review

Name: Voids
Overall Rating: 7.4/10

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If you are looking for an arcade-style old school space game, then stop looking any further sir/madam. This is exactly the kind of game you want. In Voids you are the pilot of a spacecraft trying to hold back hordes of aliens. It has got a fresh/new feel to it while maintaining the old school arcade style.

Graphics - 7.8/10

The graphics sure look nice. There are alot of different types of space ships, with alot of different colours. Some of them have the same colour, which is quite deceptive at some times! The dynamic background with a bit of mist improve the overall quality of the look. But there were a few things that could have been improved. For instance, all the ship sprites are looking at you, no matter how fast you move, you are always in sight. And all the ship sprites are static. Yes they move around, but an increasing and decreasing glow could have improved the total picture alot.

Gameplay - 6.4/10

It really was loyal to the old school arcade genre. And it had some original and creative gameplay additions. But the additional gameplay wasn't enough for me. Yes it had some different elements in terms of gameplay, but there is still alot that could have been improved. Different gameplay modes apart from the story mode like survival or a time based game mode, where you need to get as much points as possible in a certain amount of time, could have made the game so much better.

Music - 8/10

The music is really nice done. I almost felt like I was in the arcade in 1991 playing pacman with my friends. The only thing that bothered me was that it was quite repetitive. Of course it changes over time, but the changes are minimal.

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