TENGAI
- June 21, 2020
- CITY CONNECTION
Get on Steam"Tengai" is a shooter game that combines local multi-player and single-player options, featuring 2-player co-op with split screen. Players can choose from five unique characters, each with their own plane, and battle through seven levels of eccentric Japanese-style shooter gameplay. With adjustable difficulty levels, online rankings, and a hit box limited to the upper body, players can dodge and destroy their way to becoming the world's best samurai ace.
Reviews
- Tengai offers a flawless arcade experience with excellent pacing, visual presentation, and a blood-pumping soundtrack.
- The port is virtually arcade-perfect, featuring top-notch menus, performance, and sound, making it a great conversion from arcade to Steam.
- The game includes unlimited continues and a smooth progressive difficulty curve, allowing players to enjoy the intense gameplay without excessive frustration.
- The port lacks essential features such as a practice mode and save-states, which were present in previous versions, making it less accessible for new players.
- There are issues with controller support, requiring players to use Steam's controller configuration to get it working properly, which is frustrating.
- Some players find the gameplay frustrating due to unclear hitboxes and the overwhelming number of projectiles, making it difficult to enjoy for extended periods.
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The graphics in Tengai are praised for their excellent visuals and unique art style, contributing to an engaging experience alongside a dynamic soundtrack. While the game maintains a nostalgic feel with some original framerate slowdowns reminiscent of 90s arcade games, it offers a fullscreen option that enhances the horizontal scrolling gameplay. Overall, the graphics are well-received, adding to the fun and intensity of the shmup experience.
“Tengai is an excellent horizontal shmup with a very intense pace, a smooth progressive difficulty curve, great visuals, and a blood-pumping soundtrack.”
“The graphics, music, and sound are excellent in Tengai.”
“Really fun shmup with a great art style and a funny cast of characters.”
“While the gameplay is nothing you haven't seen before, the horizontal scrolling nicely mixes things up a bit and also allows for a wide/fullscreen option in the graphics settings (but obviously no screen rotation/tate support).”
“Graphics and sound are fine, although it seems like the developers opted to leave the occasional original framerate slowdown due to 90s arcade games present instead of optimizing for newer PCs, which is interesting.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in Tengai is noted for its intensity and ability to enhance the game's fast-paced action, with some tracks receiving particular praise. However, overall, the soundtrack is considered decent but not exceptional.
“Tengai is an excellent horizontal shmup with a very intense pace, a smooth progressive difficulty curve, great visuals, and a blood-pumping soundtrack.”
“The graphics, music, and sound are excellent in Tengai.”
“I especially like some of the music tracks.”
“The soundtrack isn't anything worth praising, though.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its funny cast of characters and engaging art style, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience. Players appreciate the comedic elements, noting that it showcases a significant effort from the developers in the bullet hell genre.
“Really fun shmup with a great art style and a funny cast of characters.”
“Laughing, this is clearly the most effort Psikyo ever put into a bullet hell.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is highly praised, with users highlighting excellent performance, responsive menus, and high-quality sound.
“Menus, performance, sound, and responsiveness are top-notch.”
“The optimization of the game ensures a smooth and enjoyable experience.”
“I appreciate how well the game runs on various hardware configurations.”
- stability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Overall, users report that the game runs smoothly, though some have expressed a desire for additional settings, such as sensitivity adjustments for movement.
“The game runs great; I wish there were a sensitivity setting for movement.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay offers a familiar experience enhanced by horizontal scrolling, which adds variety and supports a fullscreen option in the graphics settings, though it lacks screen rotation or tate support.
“While the gameplay is nothing you haven't seen before, the horizontal scrolling nicely mixes things up a bit and also allows for a wide/fullscreen option in the graphics settings.”
“While the gameplay is nothing you haven't seen before, the horizontal scrolling nicely mixes things up a bit and also allows for a wide/fullscreen option in the graphics settings, but there is obviously no screen rotation or tate support.”
