Metal Soldier Squad vs AetherBlade

This game is a classic side-scrolling shooter, with a variety of weapons, challenging gameplay, and only 1 player-simultaneous modes. The object of this game is to destroy the Red Falcon, and alien who, along with its minions, has invaded the earth. It's just you against the whole alien army. The game can be quite a challenge as you die after taking 1 hit, and you only start the game (normally) with 5 lives. The controls for the game are very simple: A - Jump B - Shoot (Auto fire) Control Pad - Move left and right, crouch, aim weapon (Note: To shoot straight down, you must jump up with A, then hold down while pressing B.) Down + A - Drop down a level (if possible) Also, I'm not claiming to call everything by its official name, but hopefully most people won't care. V. Weapons/Items: You start out the game with just a basic single-shot rifle. Fortunately, you can get more powerful weapons (otherwise this game would be extremely difficult). You can only hold down B to fire multiple shots if you have a machine gun or laser, and this is probably the best way to fire these. All bullets strike targets with the same force. The laser strikes with the force of 4 bullets. Upgrades are found by shooting flying capsules, shooting upgrade boxes, or by shooting brownish-red colored soldiers in the bases. R - rapid fire - This only affects the standard rifle and the spread gun. Quite obviously, it just speeds up your bullets. M - machine gun - Has the advantage of auto fire. Just hold down B for a constant stream of bullets. F - fireball - The bullets of this weapon move in a circle about as tall as your player while they travel forward. I don't particularly like it because the bullets travel the slowest of any weapon, but you can hit enemies that are crouched. L - laser - The laser strikes hard and is equivalent to an extremely fast-firing standard rifle. Don't hit B rapidly with this one, or your current laser beam will disappear and a new one will launch. S - spread - This one's my favorite (especially when combined with rapid fire). Bullets come out diagonally up and down as well as straight ahead, giving you a very wide range. In a 2-player game where both players are armed with rapid spreads, heads will roll. B - barrier - The barrier makes you invincible for a little bit. You'll flash between red and blue. Be very careful with it, though, because it gives you no warning when it's about to end. H - health - Added 1 more life K - kill - Killed all of enemies in the current view

Twelve bosses. Two classes. One chosen weapon stands between you and the Fallen Light. AetherBlade is a boss rush game. Every encounter is a fight you have to learn. Bosses telegraph attacks, cast bars fill, and openings last exactly as long as your reflexes do. Read the tell, dodge, and then punish - or watch your health bar go down while you're still working out what just happened. CHOOSE YOUR CLASS Paladin - a holy warrior who chains melee combos and answers with radiant magic. Raise your shield, time your dodges, trade blows up close. Mage - a spellcaster whose power is bound by MP. Weave elemental combos to keep your MP reserves alive, fall back on your staff if MP runs low. TWELVE BOSSES, THREE ACTS Descend through the Subterranean, cross the Natural Realms, ascend to the Celestial. Twelve guardians wait along the way. You'll meet them when you get there. Each boss has its own arena, and its own attack set. FIGHT ON YOUR TERMS Cooldown driven combat built on dodging, shielding, and finding the window. Chain attacks for combo damage. Use potions and ether when things go wrong. And when you just want to fight, hit Random Battle - it drops you straight into one of the bosses you've already unlocked, no picking required. A WORLD WITH A VOICE This is a world with detailed history behind it. As you travel on your adventure, every boss has narrated lore. You'll also notice detailed pixel art in every arena, plus a world map to help you travel between fights. Act 1 is free: four bosses, both classes, and the whole combat system. Unlock the Full Main Story to continue into Acts 2 and 3 with a single purchase.