Planet Blirp
Blast aliens on Planet Blirp, an sidescrolling action shooter from Helmet Games. A very familiar kind of game, though its variety of mission objectives and humorous storyline separate it from the pack. An emphasis on grinding and a steep learning curve mar the experience, but overall it is a solid time-waster.
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Nice game. Unfortunately there is a visual bug causing "residue" from the "XP pop-ups" to stay as grey shapes in the middle of the play area making it essentialy a blind spot.
I've seen a lot of bugs. I had the one gASK mentioned, my health bar isn't visually updating after I purchased upgrades. Its longer, but the red part is static, and its not updating based on damage. The controls tend to not register when I stop pressing, sending the character running in the wrong direction.
I'm also noticing significant lag over time, making the controls unresponsive. Frustrating.
On the main page, in the "(!) New Free Online Games" section, this is listed as "Planet Birp". Granted, it's extra comedy value, but still...
[Thanks, that should be fixed by now. It was my sleepy typo early this morning when putting the game up in the online games portal before calling it a night. -Jay]
Wow. That was a horrible game. Very buggy. Not particularly fun. Horrible dialog. Grind, grind, grind.
Vaguely fun in principle, but buggy and grindy (as others have mentioned) and poorly balanced. I maxed out all my skills and purchases when the game still had 3 missions to go.
Also, the "you must clear all enemies to leave the area" mechanic between missions could be deeply frustrating; if you're near your intended exit but the last few enemies ling on the far side of the area, it isn't always possible to clear them out and return to your intended exit before the next wave begins.
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