A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!
Ever wanted to play a game where you don't have to waste even one second on the tutorial? Where the only thing you have to do is destroy aliens, rake in cash, flirt with the shopkeeper and upgrade your ship to destroy even more aliens? Then A Space Shooter for 2 bucks! is the game for you! Plus, it's only 2 Bucks! That's like, the best deal EVER! -Destroy ten different kinds of alien ships across sixteen different levels -Annihilate five alien generals and steal their unique weapons -Make money to upgrade your ship, then kill more aliens -Enjoy ten different types of power-ups -Enjoy philosophical banter with your ship's trusty AI Edgar IV. Nahh just kidding! Embark on an epic journey across the stars to destroy X, the Supreme Alien God Emperor, and bring peace to the universe. Bah! Who're you kidding? You're doing this 'cause you get a tremendous kick out of blowing alien scum to smithereens!
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HISTORY
A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!, known as A Space Shooter for Free in some versions, is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter game developed and published by Frima Studio for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 in 2010, for iOS and Android in 2011, for browser and PlayStation Vita in 2012, and for Ouya in 2013.
Gameplay
The game's 16 stages are split into two eight-stage zones. The stages within those zones can be selected and completed in any order. Some stages are supportive stages with standard bosses, but other stages inhabited by the game's primary bad guys. Each stage serves its own purpose: defeating the supportive stages will upgrade your ship and make it defensively stronger, while taking out each of the game's bad guys will give you their special weapon to use during future stages.
Reception
The PSP and iOS versions received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.