PAWARUMI

A magnificent shoot'em up... for which I asked reimbursement again a case where the evaluation system shows its weakness with the absence of neutral evaluation. Pawarumi is an excellent Shmup. Sumptuous graphics that plunge us into a sublime Aztech futuristic universe. It's fluid, it's very fast, the dialogues between each level acting as a loading screen leave us barely time to blow, allowing us to take full advantage of a short but intense adventure. Adventure that also boasts a quality soundtrack in a style oriented rock/metal/electro. Gameplay level, it is played in vertical scrolling where a color system brings a wind of novelty in this kind of game. Three shooting buttons for three colors (blue, green, red) and three different firing modes (boost, crush, drain). The effects of your shooting will depend on the color of the ship you're firing on. For example, the Green shot will activate: the boost (recharge the shield) by pulling on a green enemy, the crush (increased damage) on a red enemy and the drain (recharge the Special attack) on a blue enemy. Many different style and effect zone attacks, which allow to vary its gameplay in order to achieve the desired effect and thus maximize its chances of success. A little hard to take in hand however, and some brush entanglement once at the heart of the action. Three game modes make up this title: tutorial (it really matters?), training (to improve you) and main mode: Arcade (three levels of difficulty, each with a separate ranking) where the levels are chained and you have to survive the most as long as possible while making the best possible score. But what's wrong then? Just the price. I had the chance to discover the game presented by manufacture 43 at a salon "geek" (BGF). He had enchanted me, so I followed the project afterwards until his release in January 2018, where his price had greatly cooled me. Arrived at the summer sale, and a discount of 50%, I decided to take advantage. And even at this price, I feel like I'm being had. In less than two hours, the tour is almost done, and the rest of the game is only to beat the records in order to reach the top of the ranking, hence my request for reimbursement. In the end, we have a beautiful game, a fun and quality gameplay, all in an adapted atmosphere, but whose price does not reflect the content offered. It is therefore to be reserved for the freaks of the podium. I hope, for my part, to see one day a better trimmed suite or additional content with new fashions. I hope to see good things on the part of the Bordeaux colleagues at manufacture 43. While waiting for a possible price drop, the game returns to my wish list because I intend to play it again one day, given the quality proposed.