A challenging bullet-hell shooter for the rhythmically inclined
Harmonix’s chaotic-looking but nonetheless stylish music-driven shoot-’em-upA City Sleepsis now available onSteamand there’s currently a 10% discount bringing the price to $13.49.
While I typically shy away from bullet-hell shooters, there’s something about this game’s colorful art and catchy electronic soundtrack that has managed to keep my interest piqued. Titles likeA City Sleepsand Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture’s time-manipulating shooterSine Moramanage to do something with the genrejustdifferently enough to make me want to try them.
So far, early impressions seem mixed, withGame Informergiving it a respectable score of 80, andJoystiqonly scoring it at 60; however, both publications seem to be in agreement over the title’s challenging difficulty level and rather short length. We’ve got Nic working on our review now.
It’s probably a safe assumption that if you like your bullet-hell shooters devilishly difficult and your gameplay rhythmic,A City Sleepsmight be the right title for you. I’m still on the fence. On the one hand, I’m sure that I would adore the selection of experimental electro hip hop and eye-catching art style, but on the other; I recognize the difficulty will likely be more than I want to deal with.
If you missed it before, it’s worth having a look at our own Brett Makedonski’s impressions of the game in his hands-on report fromPAX Prime. He seemed to enjoy the title quite a bit.
