dotstream

(tags game, GameBoy Advance, race)

I was hoping dotstream (GBA) was some kind of shmup in Nintendo clothing. But it's a racer. I got past the first stage on reflex and as racing games go, the memorization kicked in, so I couldn't get nowhere. Well at least it gave me game on the Game Boy Micro.

It's not an ordinary racer. What was funny is that I kept the A button held down even though its not necessary. There's a turbo boost. You can slipstream. We call that buzzing or scratching in shmup parlance. There's also formation game mode that just was darn hard to excel at. It's got wierd, algorithmic music in some modes.

What else can I remember after playing it two weeks ago? It was only 1000 yen... Other than that, if you like minimalism and lines and memorization, this is another one for ya.