Shmup Love Boom

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Shmup Love Boom is a single player action game. It was developed by Dharker Studios and was released on September 18, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

An epic original soundtrack, challenging gameplay, beautiful women and destructible... Clothes - Shmup Love Boom is a modern bullet hell style Shoot-Em-Up with anime influences.

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Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

The graphics are simple and clean, with decent details for a budget game.
The music is enjoyable, featuring a mix of electronic and rock that fits the stages well.
The character models are acceptable and align with the anime aesthetic.

Controls are sluggish and imprecise, making gameplay frustrating and unresponsive.
The game lacks sound effects, which diminishes the overall experience of a shoot 'em up.
The story is poorly written with spelling mistakes, and the visual novel elements add little value.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with players criticizing the sluggish ship movement, weak weapon effectiveness, and overall lack of engagement. While some acknowledge it as a modern take on the shoot-'em-up genre, many find it dull and uninspired, with poor graphics and sound design further detracting from the experience.
- “Gameplay is the same as any other (but better) shoot'em up.”
- “Una colonna sonora originale, gameplay impegnativo e belle donne... shmup love boom è un moderno gioco in stile shoot-em-up.”
- “The gameplay is total arse, your ship moves like a paraplegic with a broken wheelchair and your weapons are about as powerful as a wet cough.”
- “Dull gameplay, graphics anonymous, bad soundtrack.”
- “Gameplay is insipid, graphics are anonymous, and the soundtrack is terrible.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are criticized for being overly simplistic and small, lacking customization options, and contributing to a dull gameplay experience. Users noted that the visuals are often hard to see and fail to enhance the overall enjoyment of the game, with some even describing them as an eyesore. Overall, the graphics are deemed inadequate and detract from the game's appeal.
- “Graphics, aside from being too small, are pretty simple and clean.”
- “It runs in windowed mode, you can't even go to fullscreen, you have absolutely zero control over the graphics configuration.”
- “Dull gameplay, graphics anonymous, bad soundtrack.”
- “Visuals surprisingly make missiles hard to see, and generally are an eyesore.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game varies by stage, with many players enjoying it, though some find it repetitive and lacking in sound effects. While it captures a youthful rave vibe, opinions are mixed, with some describing it as dull and unremarkable, contributing to an overall negative impression of the game's audio experience.
- “Music is different on every stage, and I have to admit I enjoyed most of it.”
- “The music is like a 16-year-old's idea of a good rave.”
- “Dull gameplay, anonymous graphics, bad soundtrack.”
- “Soundtrack is terrible.”
- “Gameplay is bland, graphics are anonymous, soundtrack is terrible.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is presented in a visual novel style, featuring poorly written dialogue with spelling and grammar issues, which detracts from the experience. Players encounter a filler narrative that feels tiresome and overly verbose before engaging in gameplay, with the inclusion of anime girls as auxiliary characters. Overall, the story is considered a weak point of the game.
- “VN avatar style story delivery through paper dolls.”
- “The selling point of the game, the story, is badly written, with spelling mistakes and poor grammar in it.”
- “Tiresome Japanese style story spam before you get into the action.”
- “First, you are greeted by a filler story done in the visual novel style and a choice of an accompanying girl/auxiliary weapon.”