Gradius
Gradius is a 1984 Arcade, Horizontally-Scroll, Single-player, and Shoot ‘em up video game developed and published by Konami. It is the first entry in the series of Gradius and lets the player drive a spacecraft named Vic Viper and go on a journey to protect himself and his homeland. According to the story, the galaxy is invaded by different alien factions who try to dominate the entire universe by destroying the planet by planet, and their next target is the homeland of the player.
The player controls a hero who must save the earth from damage by the aliens. During the gameplay, he can drive a spacecraft equipped with dual weapons and can use it to attack enemies. Explore the space environment, earn experience points by defeating foes, and buy upgrades and weapons.
The game becomes more difficult as the player progress. He has to complete each level and face boss combat to complete a stage and unlock further. To make the ship more powerful, the player has to collect power-ups during the battle and use them against enemies. With detailed graphics, addictive gameplay, and superb sounds, Gradius is the best game to play and enjoy.
#1 Titan Attacks!
Titan Attacks mixes the elements of 2D, Arcade, Shoot ‘em up, Action, and Single-player video game created and published by Puppy Games. The game takes place in the sci-fi world, invaded by aliens.
Get into the role of the commander and control your Tank on the Planet Earth. It consists of up to a hundred levels, and each offers similar gameplay. Your tank equips with a gun that can shoot fire on foes to destroy them. You receive the experience points as you kill the enemy. It introduces retro-style graphics and lets you immerse yourself in shooting experience.
Unlock other levels and content by progressing through the game. The world contains different planets such as Earth, Titan, Mars, Moon, and more. There are over forty-seven achievements, and you can upgrade your weapons and tank through experience points.
Titan Attacks offers core features such as Hundreds of Levels, Ship Upgrade, Global Online Ranking, Achievements, and more.
#2 Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved is a Sci-Fi, Single-player and Multiplayer Shooter video game developed by Lucid Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. The game takes place in a deep space environment where the player can take on the role of a pilot of a unique claw-shaped ship that can shoot anywhere independently.
In this game, the ultimate task of the player is to eliminate all enemy ships that will try to destroy his ship. The game offers a variety of modes, and each one is delivering a series of levels. The player has a limited amount of lives to complete his objectives if the player loses his all lives, the game will end.
During the gameplay, it allows the player to collect all power-ups, weapons, and bonuses that will help him during the gameplay. After the progress of the game, it allows the player to equip his ship with more powerful arms to kill the enemies.
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved includes core features such as different ships, various environments, multiple modes, and power-ups, etc. The game offers quite addictive gameplay, a well-written storyline, simple controls, and excellent graphics details.