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XG Blast! (DS) Status: Stopped playing - Got Bored I started playing this game on Sunday 14 February, 2021 // I stopped playing this game on: Tuesday 2 March, 2021
Current opinion of this game
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March 1, 2021 07:19:24 PM
I've made my way to the end of level 2 - or stage 2? - anyways, lots of actual levels/screens - but the next boss fight. The gameplay has stayed relatively the same - there are some different enemies, but it hasn't varied much in any interesting ways. The levels themselves are also not that exciting - mostly it's a big empty shape, sometimes with corners to hide in - and enemies spawn all over the place. There are different weapon types and a special attack but, branching levels notwithstanding, the main campaign hasn't been that varied or exciting. I seem mostly impressed (or excited) by the fact that there is a decent twin-stick shooter on the DS! Keyword is decent, not great. So, I had fun for a while, but got tired rather quickly.
February 16, 2021 05:46:13 PM
So far this game seems like a little unexpected gem. It's essentially a twin-stick shooter on the DS. With nice "neon-future" art and...a story? And...well, there's more stuff but I haven't played enough yet to tell. I've only played 3 levels or so - so there's a campaign progression that includes branching paths (top or bottom bath?). I'm not sure yet why I'd try one or the other and I also don't quite understand yet what the powerup system is like, how it works, and so on. I'm definitely excited to keep on playing this.

XG Blast! (DS)