Explosionade - PC - Intro & Gameplay stages 1-14 with first boss [UHD 4K60]
6Explosionade was one of the many indie titles available on the XBLIG service for Xbox 360. Now that the service has closed you can still purchase it on Steam. This is very much an old school single screen arcade game mixed in with modern run and gun twin stick gameplay. Think Bubble Bobble meets Contra/Metal Slug and you have a good idea of what Explosionade is all about, only with with added mechs.
In fact it's good, it's really good, as you blast your way through each stage. It's got a great scoring system to, that allows you to play for either speed or damage. As the time bonus is only awarded for finishing each stage in under 30 seconds or you can go for the all clear bonus and kill everything on screen, no doubt the best players will aim to do both.
Play on your own or with a friend and with three level of difficulty, this title is ideal for players of all skill levels. At £2.79 it a great price for a great title and one fans of titles like Metal Slug will enjoy. Only slight complaint is the story is rather bland and unneeded, it also gets in the way of the gameplay in a few missions. There's no way to turn it off and the comedy side to it really doesn't work for us. Might have worked better if they played out in real time or with voice actors.
You can find out more about the game on the official website for the developers: http://mommysbestgames.com/
If you want to read more about the game there is a great postmortem of the game at gamasutra:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134621/postmortem_mommys_best_games_.php
Release: 2015 (Steam)
Developer: Mommy's Best Games
Publisher: Mommy's Best Games
Format: PC
Explosionade is available to buy from steam, the Xbox 360 XBLIG version is no longer available: https://store.steampowered.com/app/373620/Explosionade/
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All footage in this video is captured directly from the PC version on Steam using Open Broadcast Software. Upscaled to 4K to improve the video bit rate.