Indie Game Pick: Atomhex (Mark Incitti)
Atomhex is an arena shooter that has a complicated scoring system and numerous control options for the player to experiment with. Dual analog control is recommended, though a mouse and keyboard combination works just as well.
The game is basically centered around coloured hexes and white atoms. Destroy the shields surrounding a single coloured hex, then collect them for points. Energized shields are formed whenever a white atom joins a hex, and these can only be destroyed if your shots match their color. Change your shot color by collecting single unshielded hexes.
Your ship will be pulled into the subatomic world when a hex is allowed to join six atoms. Split all six atoms by shooting at them, then destroy all spinning quarks to leave this bonus round. (source: the2bears)
Name: Atomhex
Developer: Mark Incitti
Category: Shooter
Type: Demo
Size: 5MB
Price: USD $5.00 - 20.00
Demo download link: Click here
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Comments
Looks damn cool.
Posted by: Kairos | March 9, 2008 2:28 PM
Looks nice. I liked Grid Wars 2, but after a while it just too repetetive. Also, even though it was well done, it was basically just a Geometry Wars clone (Not saying that GW is totally original, of course).
So I'm looking forward to trying this out, as I haven't found a free arena shooter with true lasting appeal so far.
Posted by: MisterX | March 9, 2008 2:56 PM
Fantastic!
Posted by: gnome | March 9, 2008 4:06 PM
I've played it a little bit and it seems to be simply the very best of the (not really many) arena shooters I've played so far. I think the best aspect of Atomhex is how the whole game evolves over time. Apparently many of the "items" can fuse with others to grow (into) something new. This makes the game be quite varied and even adds a strategic layer to the gameplay, as for example you surely want a hex to get 6 atoms so you get sucked into "subatomic".
I even got the feeling as if I was playing some sort of "game of life" because of the dynamic growth.
And this is the case even though the game actually remains rather simple, which makes it even more itriguing :)
Also the varied pricetag makes it seem quite "sympathetic". You only need to pay as much as you think the game is worth for you, with a minimum of probably even too cheap 5$. Very nice :)
Posted by: MisterX | March 9, 2008 10:17 PM
It is a fun game but I think I would like some kind of smart bomb or mega fire in it. I will get in a situation where there are so many atoms that I can't get to the right color hexes and then it gets less fun and more frusterating.
Posted by: AdamHecks | May 18, 2008 2:35 PM