Randomly Generated Shoot ‘Em Up Will Keep You Chaotically Distracted [IphoneGames]

Oct 27th 2010
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The scrolling shoot ‘em up genre isn’t exactly known for its simplicity or ease-that’s why Phoenix for iOS sounds so insanely great. Beyond the bullets-everywhere craziness, the gameplay is randomly generated whenever. And endless. Pew pew.

Phoenix’s devs boast that the game’s procedural generation offers ” hundreds of enemy variations,” which include ” adaptive AI.” The last word enemy, however, is just your high score, as the $0.99 game has no actual end-a godsend for genre fans, maybe, but perhaps underwhelming for those expecting a mild at the tip of the bullet-riddled tunnel. [ iTunes via Cult of Mac ]

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