Browser Game Pick: Nyalamander (Ijiwaru Neko Cat)
Nyalamander is a mouse-controlled 2D scrolling shooter in the style of Salamander and the Gradius series, featuring six levels to beat and a handful of power-up items for the player to collect. Upgrades are in effect the second you pick them up, and when your ship is destroyed you can still save the options if you gather them before they disappear into space.
The level orientation switches from horizontal to vertical after each boss fight, and you have the option to continue playing from any stage you've beaten previously at the main menu screen. The autofire feature can be activated by scrolling up with the mouse wheel, and to turn it off you just need to scroll down using the same wheel.
Note that the game does not store a record of your unlocked levels between browsing sessions, and you'll have to start playing from stage one again if you close or switch browser windows. (source)
Comments
This is probably the oddest tribute to Salamander and the MSX that I've ever seen.
I like it.
Posted by: Bob | July 30, 2010 6:40 AM
I hate it.
Posted by: Bub | July 30, 2010 11:31 AM
The author is called Ijiwaru Neko Cat, not Gaha02
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 11:56 AM
Horrible yet wonderful.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 11:58 AM
@Anonymous: Thanks for the correction!
Posted by: Tim | July 30, 2010 12:55 PM
Nya = meow, by the way.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 1:21 PM
How do I start the game?
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 1:52 PM
Hit the option that says PC and then wait.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 3:07 PM
This is the first video game I played that used Vocaloid.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 3:13 PM
If only I could use the keyboard...
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 3:41 PM
Gameplay's too weird for a shooter. Arm things?
Posted by: Anonymous | July 30, 2010 11:38 PM
You can use the Z key to toggle autofire as well.
And ditto the Vocaloid comment. The closest I've come to hearing Vocaloid in a game was Lethal Crisis (same people who did Lethal Application) wherein they used Luka for their opening movie.
Posted by: HydroKirby | July 31, 2010 3:57 AM
the graphics and sound are different, but so far the gameplay, enemy behavior, and level design are quite close to the original 1987 arcade game Salamander (aka Life Force). "too weird for a shooter", heh. mouse control is clumsy, I wish there was a keyboard option.
Posted by: felix | July 31, 2010 4:13 AM
I really like it and I'm normally not to fond of shooter type games, I'm just bad at them. I'm not much better at this one, but something about it, I just found myself enjoying it. I honestly prefer the mouse over the keyboard.
Posted by: Soli | July 31, 2010 4:24 AM
The concept is far from innovative, but the execution is pretty good, with some nice stage events and everything else you'd come to expect from a gradius type of game. 7/10, 8/10 for fans of the genre.
Posted by: Baukereg | August 14, 2010 9:34 AM