Discovered this game earlier in the week, and seeing as it was only $8 on Steam, I bought it. Boy, what a fucking good decision that was. This is another example of the excellent gameplay that can be found by playing indie games. Though it is certainly true that anyone with photosensitive epilepsy should probably remain in a separate hemisphere of the planet while you play (I'm serious!! This game almost causes me to stroke out).
The game is modelled after the classic Meteor style combat. You control a single ship, while hordes of enemies (of varying power and size) assail you from all sides. The twist is that the entire game is fueled by your own music collection. The number of enemies and the power of your ship are directly related to the intensity of the music playing. The nature of the gameplay does discriminate ever so slightly against those who don't have a pulse pounding electronic collection, or some equally crazed thrash metal. It does come with a few tracks that would probably get you started at least, but I'm not convinced the game would have much replayablilty if you only played the packaged tracks.
The most intense, and immediately apparent aspect of the game is certainly the visuals. On a slower track, with a low powered shit, it might not look that impressive, but fire up anything by Dragonforce and you can barely even see your ship.. it can get pretty crazy - and I have not even dipped my toes into the hardcore difficulty setting yet.
Anyway for $8 it was a steal, and for $10 I think it's still pretty good value if you are going to pick it up yourself. There is a demo available on Steam, and the game is also on the PS3 Network (or so I'm told). Here is a video to wet your appetite:
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