![]() On the bottom level is the sawed-off shotgun that shoots twice in a cone-shaped area before a reload is required, and a basic machine (Tommy) gun that is more accurate the closer enemies are. Additionally, higher tier weapons unlock as Tesla levels-up in-stage. Once something unlocks, it has a random chance to appear in every map. In fact, I should double back to say that the levels in Tesla vs Lovecraft begin in “easy” mode, progressively unlocking a new weapon or perk after every map, just like in Crimsonland. Poor Tesla begins with a meager pistol, but every map is balanced to begin a low-level weapon spawn. ![]() I would have liked to have seen more enemies like the Flying Polyps. Unless the extraordinary enemies appear, killing armies of Deep Ones and Spawn of Dagon can grow dull. The low-tier fishmen might be accurate interpretations of Lovecraftian exotics, but I do not find them nearly as exciting as the Shoggoths, which are also rarer. The Polyps emit a short-range, but ultra-damaging laser column, while the Shoggoths spew homing projectiles that orbit players in a circular pattern-only hiding behind an obstacle will dissipate the green orb of malice. Flying Polyps and Shoggoths round out the bestiary, and they are also the most grotesque, with tentacle and orifice counts exceeding conventional notions of normality. Tiny Spiderghouls try to surround and overwhelm with numbers, as do their cousins the Fire Vampire and Awakener-the former leaves a circular burn zone when they die, while the latter emits a slow-moving projectile. ![]() Spawn of Dagon serve as brute meat shields that like to “leap” and attack in straight lines, but in-game, this looks more like a dash or tackle. Deep Ones are the most basic enemy, behaving like the goons they are, walking to Tesla while slashing with their claws. I shall begin with the first element Lovecraft fans will recognize these names like a roll-call. The padlock over the weapon in the bottom-left corner confirms this.Ī SHMUP is only as good as its enemies, weapons, and power-ups. Content GuideĪfter finding an ideal weapon like the repeater shotgun, it can be “locked” with the “R” key, preventing accidental pick up of another (sometimes weaker) weapon. Quite simply, it appears that SHMUP specialist, developer 10tons, best known for Crimsonland, wished to geek it up by experimenting with these two pop-culture figures in Tesla vs Lovecraft. Likewise, I have seen creatures inspired by Lovecraftian lore without knowing the source, such as the Mind Flayers of D&D-specifically, Baldur’s Gate 2. is a dark horse manufacturer as engineering shifts toward electric motors. As a fan of the Allies faction in Command & Conquer: Red Alert in the 90’s, I was jealous of the Soviet’s Tesla coil because Wikipedia did not exist in those days ( Encarta, anyone? Encyclopedia Britannica? Am I showing my age?), I had no idea that the tank-roasting defensive structure-or shock troopers-were based on the name of an actual person. Lovecraft and Nikola Tesla were relatively unknown figures at he turn of the 20th century, they had been gaining in postmortem postmortem popularity toward the turn 21st. Monsters so horrible they’ll make you eat up your own sanity!Save the world with a plethora of inventions and gadgets, including (but not limited to) X-Ray Blade and Death Ray Gun.Although H. (Includes a warning label about Theseus-paradox, whatever that is)If nightmares had nightmares, this is what they’d look like. Mow down your opponents with twin-mounted Tesla-Miniguns, and trample over monsters like they were ants.Quantum Teleportation, packed neatly into one handy portable backpack. With the help of his occult book, and a vast army of monsters, he has stolen your most precious inventions!Tesla-Mech, an immensely powerful machine of war at your disposal. Lovecraft, who claims that your actions have put the world in peril. At the eve of your greatest invention, your laboratory is burned down by the horror author H.P. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!You are Nikola Tesla, world-famous inventor and genius extraordinaire. Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome.
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