Finally, buying is a very big word since Resogun is offered as a free download for all those who have a PlayStation Plus subscription, alongside Contrast, of which you can find our complete test right here. And since Sony Computer Entertainment was kind enough to offer a 14-day free trial to its premium online service, you might as well say that the number of players who have recovered the game is likely to be significant. And they would also be wrong to deprive themselves since Resogun is undoubtedly the very good surprise of the line-up of the PS4. So of course, it's better not to be allergic to shoot'em ups, a genre that has gone into disrepair in recent years, because Housemarque's title is not one to make it into the mainstream. Indeed, with its principle transplanted from Geometry Wars and a zest of Choplifter, as much to tell you that you will have to be comfortable with the genre. Concretely, this translates on the screen into an original game space where our ship (3 to choose from at the start of the game) can roam freely in a closed arena, a kind of cylinder which forms an infinite loop. Unlike classic shoot'em ups where the enemies arrive – generally – in bands from the right, here they spawn randomly, depending on the movement of the ship and the situation at the moment T.
Guns fight
We will therefore have to stay alert and be precise to sneak between them, but also avoid the shots that dot the screen. But clearing the area isn't Resogun's ultimate goal; no, each level has hostages locked in cages that must first be destroyed, then retrieved and finally freed by dropping them in a specific area. Those who grew up with Choplifter will easily recognize the wink, but unlike it, it's not possible to rescue multiple hostages at once. A deliberate frustration on the part of the developers who have also increased the difficulty of the game, since events have been planned to complicate our task. First of all, to destroy the cage in which our hostages are held prisoner, you must first eliminate the vessels surrounded by a halo of green light. These often tumble in clusters and are often accompanied by other enemies who move very quickly. Once the hostage is released, you have to get your hands on it and it's not necessarily a cakewalk. Not only can they be completely opposite of the cylinder, but in addition surrounded by turrets and other vessels that revolve around it. But since you have a sense of timing and know how to slalom among the particles like a professional skier, all you have to do is reach the extraction point, knowing that if you die on the way, your hostage also loses his life. . When you were told that it was not so simple... It is all the more stressful that once freed from his cage, the hostage is not "secure" as they say and if one delays too much to recover it, it can be made remove by a flying saucer which will make its business of it. In short, continuous stress, but instant gaming pleasure.
The screen is permanently overwhelmed with enemies, information, distortion effects and other explosions and the frame-rate is never taken for granted. It's all the more enjoyable because despite the abundance of visual elements, the action remains legible."
This is also one of the strengths of Resogun which gives us – good – old sensations that we had almost hidden with the latest new HD consoles. Freeing the hostages is therefore the priority in the game, but the latter does not forget to offer the bases which make the joy of embarking on an old-fashioned shoot'em up. Indeed, each end of the level has its big boss, imposing and that will have to be eliminated with great blows of Multiplier Up, Overdrive Charged, Smartbombs and other Bullet Time circumstances. Resogun indeed offers enough items to get out of often complicated situations, because once the game over has occurred, it's up to you to retype the whole level, even if you have passed certain phases (there are in 3 before moving on to the boss at the end of the stage). A major challenge for an old school progression, here is one of the other promises of this Resogun which also surprises with its graphics. Admittedly, we are far from the visual slap of a Killzone: Shadow Fall or NBA 2K14 to name only these two games, but the Housemarque title offers what it takes in special effects for all genres to remind us that it couldn't have run on PS3, with such fluidity I mean. Like Knack, the handling of particles is rather impressive, both in physics and in their number. The screen is permanently overwhelmed with enemies, information, distortion effects and other explosions and the frame-rate is never taken for granted. It's all the more enjoyable that despite the abundance of visual elements, the action remains legible. Very good work from the developers. Only downside: Resogun only offers 5 levels in total and only 3 ships to have fun. It's poor, it's true, but for a game offered to the first PS4 players who took care to try the 14 days free PS Plus, there is no longer any reason to deprive yourself of it. . Otherwise, if you miss the welcome offer, know that the title of Housemarque is offered at € 14,99, which remains a quite honorable price.
