Xeno Assault 2 Review

The game itself was a little captivating. Reminding me of the "old-school" nintendo and arcade platforms, I found myself not blinking for the entirety of the demo. There are a few things I would like to point out. First and foremost, I was thrilled when I realized there was not a requirement to use the mouse. All the clicking was annoying my significant other. After discovering all the keyboard shortcuts (Spacebar for main weapon, Alt key for secondary weapon), I soon noticed the power meter on the right side above my shield level. Playing with this a minute impressed me for without it I would have had a ton of problems with the final boss of the demo. If you wait untill the power meter is full to fire, you will devastate enemy ships with a power attack. I did not care much for the "dodge the meteor shower" aspects of level 3 and 7. It seemed a tad pointless. Simply put, I could sit in the back center of screen and shoot when I needed to. Doing this I passed both meteor showers the first time I played XA2 without losing a life. I was also unimpressed with the manner of the final bosses attacks. Yeah I know it's a demo and the boss of the demo isn't supposed to be tough, but I think he should have had a few other weapon attacks (2 different attacks is kind of boring for a boss, don't ya think). However, with this in mind I can see myself purchasing this game in the future. If you miss the old days of sitting in the arcade shooting everything in space, definitely try this game out.