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Shooter, Indie, Arcade, Action
Drainus is a side-scrolling shooting game in which players take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
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EurogamerMartin RobinsonMay 2022Though if you’ve any affection for the genre, or any love for the likes of Darius and Gradius, then there’s really no reason to wait until then. Drainus has a silly name and a few small frustrations, but that doesn’t stop it delivering the same heart-soaring spectacle and sharp, satisfying action that makes the greats soar. This might fall just short of being one of them, but it’s an exquisite shooter all the same.
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Nintendo LifeTom MasseyJan 20238/10Team Ladybug is really demonstrating its programming expertise with Drainus. It's both dangerous and brave to attempt a shooting game on the scale of Gradius V or Einhander, yet for the most part, the developer pulls it off in convincing fashion. It's not entirely perfect, arguably overly easy, and various aspects will sit better with some players than others. But, at the very least, it's a spectacular sci-fi action epic that constantly evolves, creates, and showboats. To that end, Drainus will land well with both hardcore and casual players alike.
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Metro GameCentralDec 20228/10The best 2D shooter for several years and a fantastic homage to the genre, with some of the best pixel art graphics of the year.
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Nindie SpotlightJustin NationJan 20236.9/10Taking you on a somewhat unusual and highly political journey back to Wonderland mixing strategy and storytelling
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IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 11 ratings.
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