Red Storm
Upgrade screen. Yeah, that's your mech.
First off, yes I am aware that there is a Red Storm 2. I am going to play through this version, then I’ll play the newer one. Moving on. Red Storm is top-view 3rd person shooter where you inhabit a mech suit and blow things up.
Gameplay
The controls for this game are about as good as it gets. Arrow keys move the mech around. Mouse aims. Pressing the mouse button unleashes the fury from whatever you have equipped in your 3 weapon slots. You can have any combination of lasers, rockets and machine guns in there. On top of that, you have 4 more slots where you can place extra armor, healing patches or things that up your hit points.
Blue & Green = Bad. Your mech is where the explosion is. Oops.
You buy these things at stores which are conveniently located around the level. Regardless, when you kill things or blow up boxes and pickup green things, you build up points, which you can exchange for guns. On top of this, you also get XP, which allows you to level up. There are certain weapons that can only be carried if you are above a certain level.
Technical
This is a marvelous game technically. I love the pacing of it. You move from room to room. When you enter a new room, it is going to be filled with all kinds of bad guys. No question. The thing is, you can’t leave until you have killed all of them. Yeah, so no guerrilla tactics. You hold your breath, get your cursor where you want it, and then blast away.
The upside to this is that you can just leave it going. Yeah sure, you could sit down and play a couple hours of this game, but that’s not really the point of flash games, now is it? Deal with it episodically. Great fun.
The best part? There are practically no repercussions if you die. Some rooms will be repopulated with bad guys, but you don’t lose any XP or Upgrades, which, in a manner of thinking, could mean that it is a GOOD thing to die. Go figure.
Final Verdict
Great game. Can’t wait to try Red Storm 2. This is one of those games where I feel like I should have paid for it. But I didn’t. It was free. Thanks internet!
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Game: Red Storm | Developer: 24/7 Webgames