razor2-hidden-skies posts

The indie scene is exploding, and with it the two main indie genres: platformers and shoot 'em ups. Razor 2 falls squarely into the second category, with all the trappings of classic shmups: plenty of enemies and bullets, Japanese text, and a vertical perspective. However, Razor2 falls short in nearly every department, rendering the game a playable, but disappointing mess. With a ton more polish and some changes to the design, it would be fantastic, but as is it is inferior to any decent indie shmup.

This is the playable demo for Razor2: Hidden Skies, a top down action shooting game. Continue reading after the jump for system requirements.

"Razor2: Hidden Skies is a top view shooter. The game has the style of successful classic arcade games, while using the latest technology to create great visuals and effects. An old-school game with all new technology. Razor2 has easy gameplay, while challenging your skills with hundreds of enemies and bullets threatening you all the time. The soundtrack is another great feature, Razor2 uses classic orchestrated music, composed especially for the game."

Download Razor2: Hidden Skies Demo (153 MB)

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." So in that spirit we are trying out a new idea here at Big Download. Every day we will have a news post that will cover bits of PC gaming news that, while we think are interesting, perhaps don't quite rate a news post on their own. If you like it, feel free to let us know. If you don't, feel free to let us know that too.

• Razor2: Hidden Skies, a new top view shooter from developer Invent4 Entertainment, is now available to purchase via Steam.
• Indie game developer Blendo Games have released its latest title, an "edutainment" game called Air Forte for $15.
• Amazon.com is now selling StarCraft: Battle Chest for a limited time for just $9.99.
• Impulse has cut the prices of select MumboJumbo casual games by 30 percent and also will offer flash deals on Mumbo Jumbo games via its Impulse client.
• PC Gamer has a story on how someone figured out how to install the 2D game Codename Gordon via Steam even though its officially not available anymore.
• Nvidia has released new official GeForce 258.96 drivers for its graphics cards.