Takotan - 星のタコ

Neat little shoot 'em up that seems heavily inspired by Konami classics -- Parodius and Gradius in particular -- with some of the cuteness of the former and the tight-maneuvering side scrolling of the latter. There are 8 levels and in old school style there's no picking up where you left off, if you want to finish the game you have to do it in one run, but you do have a few continues at your disposal. Once you finish...

4 found this helpful, 2025-03-20

I miss Konami's Parodius series so I had to buy this game, since it's the only one I found that pays direct homage to it. Though it's a strange hybrid between that and Gradius, being too serious for a wacky game like Parodius but also too cute for its parent series. Not nearly as good as either of these, but still nice and competently made. Though you feel under-powered somewhat with most weapons. The idea of...

0 found this helpful, 2024-10-31

Its a really nice little game packed with lots of fun I really recommend it :D

0 found this helpful, 2020-12-01