![]() A bit of advice: Save your cash and just download the shareware version of Raptor - you'll have a lot more fun. In short, Demonstar is an inadequate game, even though it is a bargain-priced title. And while there is a two-player mode that lets you and a buddy take on the evil empire at once, the box falsely advertises some sort of "Internet play." Sorry, it ain't in my version - but I doubt that TCP/IP support could have helped this game much. There's a major trade-off: Demonstar always runs in a window, even if you're playing in the so-called "full screen" mode (which simply crops out your desktop background with metallic textures). While Raptor ran in low-res VGA to keep the frame rate smooth on 486s, Demonstar ups the ante by running in SVGA. But instead of challenging your reflexes, Demonstar tests your patience - chances are good that you'll be voluntarily pressing Alt-F4 to quit long before you run out of ships. You won't have to worry about death - thanks to a whopping 18 continues, even the most joystick-impaired player can succeed admirably. It would have been nice to trade in points to beef up your ship as in Raptor, but no go - you're stuck pounding through from start to finish (without any save-game feature to boot). ![]() The sound effects are nothing to write home about, and the music is repetitive and dull. Aside from some stunning explosions, the graphics are amateurish at best, with little diversity over the course of the 18 levels. Chances are pretty good that you've played this type of game before, and you won't experience anything new here.īut the biggest disappointment about Demonstar is how it can't even come close to equaling the original Raptor. As you progress through the 20-odd levels, the action escalates in its intensity, with faster enemies and projectiles spewing all over the place. Wiping out these enemies yields helpful power-ups that enable bombs, phalanx lasers, and other destructive options. As your tiny ship blasts through scrolling starfields, dozens of nasties fly towards you on a collision course. But when you fire up Demonstar, it may leave you asking, "Is this it?"ĭemonstar is the most simplistic shooter you could ask for. A New Classic Game For Your Windows System. ![]() This game is basically a one-man show - both the programming and art come from Raptor's lead designer, and the audio portion was performed by Bobby Prince, Apogee's pet composer. Now, Raptor's core team has returned to bring us Demonstar. However, Raptor's graphics and gameplay took the shooter genre to a whole new level, and by allowing you to trade in cash for powerful new weapons, injected some strategy as well. I remember playing a lot of this when I was a kid and two player co-op was tough to the point in which it was excellent. The newer version had improved graphics, new designs, and best of all, a higher degree of difficulty. Before Raptor's release, PCs were snubbed as too "underpowered" to handle graphically intense shooters, and console gamers took great pleasure in rubbing our noses in games like Keio Flying Squadron and Super Turrican. DemonStar - Secret Missions 1 is one of the two spin-offs that has emerged following the original DemonStar game. As you maneuver your way through each of the 18 progressive levels, you can build up an arsenal worthy of a match against the greatest mega-boss of all time: THE DEMONSTAR.When Apogee released Raptor: Call of the Shadows in 1993, it was universally heralded as a genre-busting action game. You will even test your skills over the water, where ships fire at will to take you down! To destroy each boss, you will have to search for the many weapons such as lasers, homing missiles, and many more. Then turn your attack on the ground, dodging the pursuit of enemy tanks, while wiping out the enemy's ground forces. Do you want fast-paced, reflex-jerking, edge-of-your-seat action? Demonstar is all of these and more! Get pumped from the exhilarating space scenes that challenge you with relentless kamikaze fighters, asteroids that will turn you to dust, and bosses that will send you into the next galaxy. ![]() The most thrilling vertical scrolling shooter on the market! Demonstar takes shooters to the extreme with Multiplayer/Network capabilities, Force Feedback joystick support, 3-D rendered graphics, explosive sound effects, and a brilliant soundtrack.
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