Windows Phone 7 App Review: Impossible Shoota

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Title: Impossible Shoota

Category: Shooter

Costs: Free

Difficulty: Medium

Rating: 4/5

 

A fantastic game that really demonstrates the standards that Microsoft set out for their hardware manufacturers to have. The rich graphics are displayed throughout all Windows Phone 7 devices in this new accelerometer based shooter game. Having played many shooter games ranging from handheld devices like my TI-83 calculator to the modern day consoles, I have to say this vertical spacecraft shooter game brings another element of game play. With the smooth maneuvers using accelerometer to tilt the object left and right, touching a location anywhere on the screen will have the Starboxer spacecraft teleport to the location you tapped. This function allows you to get in and out of tight situations quickly without having to navigate through the enemies. Do not start thinking this is an easier game now that you are able to teleport throughout, the amount of enemies and game pace increases as you progress through the levels. With no final boss levels in the game, the challenges will become more difficult as enemy fleets become denser.

The game provides a great simple and quick experience but extremely addictive. The objective is to continuously shoot all objects in the spacecraft path and collect the enemies’ orbs to power up. The leader score board gives the game a social element that challenges not only yourself but those that play. Without any extra in game life, each game play is a new entry in the scoreboard thus making the experience both frustrating and addicting. Impossible Shoota is a free download that is worthy of many hours of game play.

Learn how to create your own great games by downloading the free resources at "Dream Spark" You can get started in creating great games just like Impossible Shoota by downloading Visual Studio, XNA 3.1 Game Studio, and Windows Phone 7 programs. Try out the tutorials and lessons from Channel 9 news: "Window Phone 7 Development for Absolute Beginners" and learn the differences in development platforms between XNA and Silverlight environments. The demo tutorial is presented by team members behind the "Unite" Window Phone 7 application. The video dissusses advantages and disadvantages in development and design between XNA and Silverlight platforms.