PixelJunk Sidescroller

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This is one fun little horizontal shmup! On sale on PSN this week for $5, I urge you shmuppers to pick it up. There's leaderboards for each level, and I can see that dsheinem, flex wood, retrosportsgamer and kitejargon are all playing. Get in on this everyone, it's a blast!
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I really wish there were more shmups like this. I the minimalist approach makes it so much easier to tell what's going on at all times. I usually get distracted by the background in most shmups to the point that they're unplayable for me but I'm able to just blast through this game easy enough.

Also everyone should get this game at 5 dollars while they can.
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I definitely think it's a lot of fun. Well worth $5. I'm not really as good at horizontal shmups as I am at verts. And it's really weird trying to get used to playing this game as a sort of survival-and-best-score-for-one-level affair. I've gotten so used to playing for score on 1CC lately. But like RSG pointed out, the leaderboards for each level are awesome so you can compare with yr friends.

I'm up to the 2nd Sector now. I found 1-3 to be really really tricky. But the boss battle in 1-4 was a breeze by comparison.
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Reminder: today is the last day for the sale. Jump on this if you want it for $5.
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I think this game is on sale for $1 for today only.

I don't have a ps3 though, so I can't confirm it.
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Sector 1-1

1,936,260 - Max combo 112

Just nudged out Noise for first (on my friends list at least)
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dunpeal2064 wrote:I think this game is on sale for $1 for today only.

I don't have a ps3 though, so I can't confirm it.
That's Pixel Junk Monsters, for $1.

Anyone have that? More in my price range :P
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mjmjr25 wrote:
dunpeal2064 wrote:I think this game is on sale for $1 for today only.

I don't have a ps3 though, so I can't confirm it.
That's Pixel Junk Monsters, for $1.

Anyone have that? More in my price range :P
PJ Monsters is awesome. Well worth whatever I paid for it way back when, and a bargain for $1.
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retrosportsgamer wrote:Sector 1-1

1,936,260 - Max combo 112

Just nudged out Noise for first (on my friends list at least)

damn it felt good to be #1 on the friends list. Haha. I'll get at 1-1 again.
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I grabbed the 3-in-1 bundle. I only really wanted Monsters (love tower defenses) but if the other two are a toss 50 cents each isn't bad.

If PSN does more Steam-style sales like this, I might actually buy something more than twice a year.
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