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S.H.M.U.P Demo out now
Article by James Cottee - Sat Oct 3, 2009 9:13am - 0 Comments

Charcoal Styles has released a demo for the ultra-minimalist side-scrolling shooter S.H.M.U.P.

In S.H.M.U.P, both friendly and hostile units are rendered as pulsing clusters of simple geometric shapes; play consists of bombarding the conspicuous, slow-moving enemy blobs while avoiding the slow-moving clusters of bullets they release. Complementing the action is a catchy soundtrack from two popular 'chip tunes' composers, Bart Klepka and Multifaros.

Creator Aaron Styles describes his game thusly:
"S.H.M.U.P is a side scrolling shooter that doesn't need pixel perfect positioning, lightening reflexes or for you to remember bullet patterns. All you need to do is make stuff explode."
The full demo is online now at the Charcoal Styles website, along with links to the required .Net and XNA software you'll need to get it running.


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