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Star Hunter DX Switch NSP Free Download Star Hunter DX is a horizontal shoot ’em up that stars the former space pirate and now bounty hunter Luna Starr who’s on a mission of revenge after her former crew betrayed her. I thoroughly enjoyed this lone wolf premise as keeping it in mind as you blast through stages actually makes the gameplay more exciting. That being said, you are eventually joined by your loyal maintenance robot Cat-99 and a cool guy named Edgar after unlocking them.ROMSLAB.COM BEST SWITCH GAMES

Star Hunter DX Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

Thankfully, each character plays distinctly with Luna being well-balanced, Cat-99 being for beginners with its rapid homing shot, and Edgar being for advanced players with his powerful laser stream that slows him down a lot. It’s great to see this much personality poured into a shmup and the bosses have their own personalities, too, via brief dialogue scenes.

each character has 2 very different shots

Playing Star Hunter DX is intuitive as each character has 2 very different shots as well as a bomb attack that’s recharged by grazing past projectiles which reminds me of the recently released Risk System. On top of that, you can enter bullet time mode once its gauge is sufficiently charged which slows enemies and their projectiles down thus making things a lot easier to deal with. You can also earn a healthy score boost while in this mode by destroying enemies which converts their onscreen projectiles into gold cubes. Hungry Baby Party Treats Switch

Star Hunter DX Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

Throw in a score multiplier, weapon power-ups, and little astronaut fellows to rescue and you’re left with a fully-featured shoot ’em up. On a presentational level, I found the character artwork in Star Hunter DX to be quite lovely and it adds a lot of personality to the game world. Also, the eye-popping neon visuals complete with tons of pink projectiles will get burned into your retinas while playing which is always a plus in my books. On the other hand, the stages themselves aren’t all that memorable as the primary differences are their background art and enemy types.

You’ll eventually reach segments

You’ll eventually reach segments with obstacles to fly around but it still doesn’t feel like enough. Although they’re enjoyable and challenging, the bosses are also kind of generic with each one looking strikingly similar to the rest. When it comes to content, Star Hunter DX simply contains 6 stages that are rather short. These can either be completed in the arcade-style campaign via 3 difficulty settings or individually in practice mode. There are leaderboards as well so you can try to outdo your previous efforts but they’re not online which is kind of a bummer.Hungry Shark World Switch NSP

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The only other piece of content is a list of achievements to unlock as you play but that’s not really substantial and feels more tacked-on than anything. Of course, I wish there was much, much more. Star Hunter DX is an excellent shoot ’em up at its core with a motivating premise and thoroughly challenging gameplay. The fact that it’s lacking in the content department makes me hope that a more fleshed-out sequel will arrive down the road.

There are 5 worlds to explore with 6 bosses.

At the same time, all the Bosses feel unique and challenging. Unfortunately, some of the worlds seem to get lost in the mayhem of gameplay. To help plan your run, there is a practice mode that allows you to become accustomed to attack patterns and boss movements. There are also three difficulty levels that allow you to define how hard the game is. However, modes that you’d expect from a modern shmup are missing from the game to increase replayability. After I completed the stages, I was surprised by the lack of extra modes such as Time Attack, Boss-Rush, or anything else. Huntdown Switch NSP

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The focus here mainly went into making the levels fun to play, but the lasting factor is cut short given that there isn’t much to do after. I will say that the focus on level design paid off in some stages, such as the underwater world, but I couldn’t help but want a few extra modes to sink some additional time into this experience. I should note that there are collectibles and challenges, but they felt more tacked on than actual modes.

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