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Shooting Stars!

Shooting Stars! is a game inspired by the 21st Century internet generation. It's both an immensely fun and a strangely therapeutic experience; a great experience packed with action and satire in equal measure.
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71%Game Brain Score
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story, replayability
77% User Score Based on 252 reviews
Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

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Shooting Stars! is a single player arcade shooter game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Bloodirony and was released on January 19, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Shooting Stars is a refreshing colorful and funny take on the classic arcade shoot'em up, bullet hell, shmup, space invader like, whatever you want to call it – but finally, with evil aliens disguised as superstars, cats and rainbow lazers. Superstars like Justin Belieber, PewDerPie, Kanye East, Han so low and many more. Did you just say rainbow lazers? Yes! Rainbow freakin’ lazers! Shooting S…

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77%
Audience ScoreBased on 252 reviews
humor40 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Fun and simple shoot 'em up gameplay with colorful pixel art and smooth controls.
  • Humorous parody bosses based on celebrities and internet memes, providing entertainment and charm.
  • Good variety of power-ups and special abilities adding diversity to gameplay and replayability.
  • Game is largely abandoned by developers; achievements, daily runs, and leaderboards are broken or disabled.
  • Repetitive gameplay with limited enemy variety and outdated, often cringey meme humor.
  • Lack of gamepad support and inconvenient control schemes diminish playing experience for some players.
  • humor
    45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's humor is a mixed bag, featuring celebrity parodies, meme references, and quirky dialogue that some players find funny and entertaining, especially initially. However, many find the jokes dated, repetitive, or overly obscure, leading to cringe-worthy and unfunny moments. Overall, humor appeals mostly to those who enjoy light, pop culture-based comedy within a simple, casual shooter.

    • “The boss fights are funny and the game is packed with little jokes here and there.”
    • “Funny weapons, ultimates and enemies and of course celebrity bosses.”
    • “It got good music, good sense of humor, reasonable difficulty, Chuck Norris and a laser cat!!!”
    • “The gameplay is repetitive, the bosses are too predictable and easy, the humor is forced and totally random, the whole experience can be described as 'waste of time' - not funny, not engaging, not even challenging.”
    • “It's not the worst game ever, but it just has painfully mediocre gameplay in addition to being terribly unfunny.”
    • “Repetitive and boring, the memes get unfunny very fast.”
  • gameplay
    35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally simple, straightforward, and reminiscent of classic shmup mechanics, with enjoyable power-ups and boss encounters, but it suffers from repetitiveness, predictability, and technical issues like bugs and performance drops. While some appreciate its tight controls and addictive elements, others find the gameplay unengaging, broken, or visually obstructed by effects, leading to a mixed overall experience.

    • “The controls and mechanics feel nice and tight.”
    • “Very nice and addictive game with interesting gameplay.”
    • “Gameplay is essentially classic space invader-style shmup fare, clearing waves of enemies between boss fights.”
    • “It's not the worst game ever, but it just has painfully mediocre gameplay in addition to being terribly unfunny.”
    • “The gameplay is repetitive, the bosses are too predictable and easy, the humour is forced and totally random, the whole experience can be described as 'waste of time' - not funny, not engaging, not even challenging.”
    • “However, my gameplay experience was really diminished by the amount of screenwide obscuring effects and constant heavy screenshake.”
  • graphics
    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are predominantly colorful pixel art with a retro, 80s-inspired style that some find charming and humorous, especially when combined with its witty parody elements. While many appreciate the vibrant visuals and nostalgic aesthetic, a few critiques point to lazy or generic pixel design and overused pop-culture references. Overall, the graphics effectively complement the game's playful tone and accessible gameplay.

    • “The game's graphics are really colorful and retro.”
    • “Visuals are very colourful and some special attacks even provide nice eye candy.”
    • “I can only recommend this game to everyone looking for a game that challenges skill without being unfair, has great graphics and has an awesome sense of humor!”
    • “The developers are charging $7.50 for a joke game with very lazy retro pixel graphics; I can't really recommend this.”
    • “Pixel graphics, cheap tune soundtrack, huge onscreen text, bullet hell – everything about this game screams 'generic shooter from the 80s'.”
    • “Plus, its aesthetic is tiresome and its 'humor' falls flatter than a pancake.”
  • music
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's music is widely praised for its retro-inspired, cheerful, and pulsing soundtrack that complements the enjoyable, humorous, and fast-paced gameplay. While some find it nostalgic and fitting for a classic bullet hell shooter, others appreciate its variety and ability to enhance the overall fun experience. Overall, the soundtrack is regarded as a strong, enjoyable element that adds charm and energy to the game.

    • “A bullet hell game full of memes and references for the time with a decent soundtrack.”
    • “A really great retro shooter with some upgraded retromusic and sounds.”
    • “A wonderful soundtrack is also present to go along great with the graphic choice.”
    • “Pixel graphics, cheap tune soundtrack, huge onscreen text, bullet hell – everything about this game screams 'generic shooter from the 80-ies'.”
    • “[0.1] sound & music”
    • “I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
  • story
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is minimal and largely unclear, relying heavily on memes, pop-culture references, and disconnected cameo appearances that lack meaningful integration. While some narrative elements exist, such as an alien and kidnapped celebrities plot, they are vague and poorly explained, resulting in a weak storytelling experience.

    • “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
    • “The visuals and "story" are just annoying memes and pop-culture references.”
    • “The constant cameos might give a fleeting feeling of 'oh yeah, that person exists' but characters are not tied into the story, leaving them feeling like meaningless window dressing.”
    • “There's apparently a story of some kind involving aliens and kidnapped celebrities, but it's not explained to you at all other than in some vague dialogue with "nuck chorris", who appears as every sixth boss fight.”
  • replayability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers varied replayability experiences: its randomly generated stages and power-ups provide high replay value for some players, especially due to the lack of memorized patterns, while others find it limited largely to achievement hunting. Overall, the game’s replay appeal depends on individual preference for randomness versus structured progression.

    • “There isn't much in terms of story and the game is not super long, but it has a very high replay value that should keep you coming back.”
    • “But the really nice thing is that it's infinitely replayable because unlike traditional bullet-hell games there's no patterns to memorize, everything is randomly generated every time.”
    • “The random nature of the stages and power-ups gives good replayability.”
    • “Low replay value (most of the play time is for achievements).”
    • “It might not have much replay value, but it's a well-put-together mini-game.”
    • “I'm also not sure on the amount of replayability.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is generally stable with no major crashes or freezes reported, though some minor bugs and occasional issues with achievements may cause slight annoyance.

    • “I don't know why they're a little buggy, but they are.”
    • “Achievements do work, but can be a bit annoying and/or buggy to get.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect is praised for providing a refreshing and uplifting experience, especially appreciated after playing intense or frustrating games. It serves as a positive emotional reset for players.

  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is rewarding for players who enjoy earning points and climbing leaderboards, offering neat power-ups and a satisfying challenge.

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Shooting Stars! is a arcade shooter game with comedy theme.

Shooting Stars! is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Shooting Stars!.

Shooting Stars! was released on January 19, 2016.

Shooting Stars! was developed by Bloodirony.

Shooting Stars! has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its story.

Shooting Stars! is a single player game.

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