Blaster Gear

Game Title

Developer:	Team Overloaded & Tyler Howard (Someguy009)
Music:	??? (Unknown)
Release date:	2019 (itch.io)

Blaster Gear (ブラスターギア) is a shmup by Team Overloaded and Tyler Howard (Someguy009) made in GameMaker Studio.

Gameplay Overview

The player can fire front and backwards. Collecting chips will increase the Level gauge. When reaching 10 levels, the weapon will enhance. Upon reaching Level 20, the weapon will be at MAX power. The player can fire the SP weapon, which requires some of the shield gauge to be consumed. If the player is hit with the shield gauge at high level, it will recieve damage and go to red. If hit while shield is red, a life will be lost. Shield slowly replinishes automatically, however, shield can also be replinished by collecting blue crystals from the blue crystal carriers. When clearing a stage, depending on the player`s performance, a rank is given.

Controls (WARNING: This game does not accept any USB controllers. It has to be played with keyboard only)

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• Z key: Shot
• X key: Change firing direction
• Shift key: SP attack

Scoring

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Scoring consists of a multiplier, which increases when destroying enemies. When using Stands, the multiplier increases. When defeating midbosses and bosses, the remaining time will multiply the score value from the defeated boss. If the player manages to No-Miss an entire stage, a No-Miss bonus is awarded.

Modes

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• Original: The standard game mode, which is the story of the game. It offers Casual, Battle and Assault difficulties. The player begins with Volt Gear in 3 trials. After clearing the trials, the player`s ship will evolve to the titular fighter ship Blaster Gear to proceed to the 2 phases.

Remix: A caravan styled mode, where the player tries to destroy as much within the timer. At the end, the player will face a remixed version of Lockkeep Golem, and attempt to destroy before time runs out.

Weapons

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• V (Blue Wide Vulcan):

A weapon that rapidly fires a sequence of wide shots. It`s SP attack is a tiltable laser stream.

• L (Yellow Narrow Laser):

A weapon that fires forward laser shots. It`s essential for pointblanking and speedking bosses. It`s SP attack is a beam spear.

• M (Red Napalm Missiles):

A weapon that fires napalm missiles that fly fast and they explode on impact. This weapon has a quite limited range. It`s SP weapon releases balls that bounce around the screen and releases explosions.

• W (Homming Waves):

A weapon that fires waves that target any enemy. It`s SP weapon is a slow but big wave.

Items

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	Blue Crystal: Increases shield gauge
	White chip These chips appear when destroying enemies and canceling bulllets with the SP attack. It increases the Level gauge.
	Gold chip: These chips appear when destroying enemies with the SP attack. It increases the Level gauge faster.

Story

The Oracle, a radical force has taken over the world and plans to exterminate all life that resides there. The player assumes the role of the pilot controling the Volt Gear to stop the Oracle.

Trivia

• The game is almost similar to Change Air Blade because of the reference of firing backwards and the bosses Dual Stormmaster, and Final Defense Core.

Replay Index

Replays from players
Player	Mode	Score	Area	Final rank	Link	Date
JulianSeph 842 Gamez	Original Casual	114525650	True ALL	[1]	SASSS	2021 August 27th