Chillaxian Review
Price: $1.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Device Reviewed On: iPhone 5
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It's the end of the world as we know it, so it's time to chillax and kill some alien scum, right? Such is the story of Chillaxian, in its own little game world, at least. The real story behind it and its creation was detailed recently here on the site. But how does it play? Quite well!
The best part is that the retro experience is just authentic enough. There are definite references to the Galaxian, Galaga, and Space Invaders era, with enough modern elements like glowy effects to punctuate the experience. Another example of this: an old-school initials entry for local high scores, combined with Game Center support for online leaderboards. Even the little messages in the menu give the game that Madgarden personality. The music is a minimalistic pulsing beat that punctuates the experience. There's also a buzzing sound and CRT-esque effects added in '1979 Mode'. Level progression uses a Minter-esque system where every ten levels serve as checkpoints that can be restarted from.