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A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
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About Sophstar
Sub-Lieutenant Soph has lived in Galanian for her whole life, having no memory of when her existence started, and no idea of how she developed her teleporting powers. But after being sent for a recon mission, all of what she knows about herself is about to change. Sophstar is a vertical arcade shoot'em up with heavy inspiration from the best games of the genre from the 90s, while adding new-exciting features and regular game modes for both casual home players and hardcore arcade fans.
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9.5/10 Sophstar is essential and has everything to become a modern classic of the genre.(Jogos Mofados)
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An excellent game, designed by people who know what makes a fun shooter.(Shmup Junkie)
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It's not every day that we have a release as good as this. (shmupsBR)
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The sheer variety and depth elevates it to a must play (...) they have created the kind of indie game us old-school shooters fans want and deserve.(Shmup Junkie)
Features
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Proper arcade 240x320 resolution.
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6 Different game modes.
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8 Stages on Arcade/Story mode.
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60 Stages on Cadet School mode.
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9 ships to choose from, each one with different main weapon, subweapon and teleport. Pick the one that suits you style better or just go the extra mile and master all of them!
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Tons of unlockable features.
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6 Difficulty levels
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Different endings depending upon player skills.
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More than 20 bosses/mid-bosses to fight.
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Smooth controls with "Focus Movement" which allows for pixel-perfect movement.
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Approachable score systems for both new and veteran shmup players.
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Full control support, supporting both digital DPads and Analogue Sticks (But allowing only 8 way constant speed movement).
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Vertical (Tate) screen mode for authentic arcade feeling.
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Innovative teleport system .
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Score Attack, Timed Challenge, Endless Mode and Ultimate Challenge are some of the modes that give you extra content and hours of gameplay.
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