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This is yet another free game that you can get from Nepia World's site by surfing their "Works" section. This is a large download so it might be too hefty for some people. The game opens with a pretty cool opening movie that shows you the important characters: Doctor Hakase, Nene (Nenetan), and the super robot, the Wire Robo. If I am reading Nepia World's game description right, the plot is about evil machines wreaking havoc throughout space. It seems as if all hope is lost, but there is one solution: The experimental Wire Robo. While the Wire Robo is a prototype and its potential is unknown, it may be the only hope for the universe. The only one who is capable of piloting the Wire Robo is Nene, Doctor Hakase's daughter. The Wire Robo functions on "dreams" or brain wave technology and Nene's brain waves are compatible with the Wire Robo. Sleep tight Nene...because in your dreams, you are actually saving the universe in real life!
Graphically speaking, the game looks pretty decent. While the enemies look ok, the enemy design lacks variety. The animation is good, though you shouldn't expect miracles for a freeware game. The opening movie was well done and the stages change appearance every few levels so the game does well at offering a change of pace in terms of backdrops. The music is very "anime" themed. I can't help but feel that the first level theme reminds me of some anime I've heard before...can't quite put my finger on it. Regardless, the music is fair enough. I don't think it was a problem.
This game is quite interesting. Like the other Nepia World games I talked about, this game is still simple in its gameplay design, although the premise behind this game offers more to the player. You must use the Wire Robo to destroy all the enemies scattered across the map, but you don't have direct control over the robot. You just float around in space until you bump into an enemy...but that sounds boring right? Well, your robot launches his head out to grab hold of things in the environment! By doing this, Wire Robo circles the grabbed object. You release the button that launches his head to fly off into other directions. That is how you move Wire Robo. You can also shoot the item you are currently snagged on by pressing left or right. That's how you attack enemies. Destroying the main piece of an enemy automatically destroys the other pieces orbiting it.
When an enemy fires small bullets at you, you can launch your head to destroy bullets or you can snag objects floating around to spin out of harms way. When you press left and right to shoot (when you snag an object), you also change the way Wire Robo rotates around the item, causing the robot to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. With these things being said, the game isn't your typical vertical or horizontal shooter. You only have one life, but the game has a continue option. There are walls on some stages and various types of obstacles that get in your way. The game is quite challenging, but I find it very addictive due to the object snagging concept. Thanks Nepia World (and Team Dangeroude). I dig it.
- Written by Vyse the determined - |
