Strike Buster Prototype is a fast paced shooter action arcade mobile game that has a lot of challenging game modes.
This game has got a lot of mission modes. In the Endless mission, you can keep defeating lots of enemies and boss in an endless streak to keep racking up gold and relics. Then there is custom mode where you can customize your gameplay as per your own style. Then there is Boss rush mode where you can keep fighting lots of powerful boss units. Its actually very fun because, you will be able to get powerful relics very fast in this gaming mode. Next is hardcore mode, where the gameplay is most challenging as the battlefield keeps shrinking very fast and your mobility keep getting more and more limited. And finally there is Asteroid mode where the meteor shower make the game more challenging and interesting.
There are a total of 3 weapons in the game namely Bullet, Laser and Tesla. You can always pick permanent weapons for unlimited use but the temporary weapons last only for 1 battle. You can sell them to get extra gold.
Then you have relics which can allow you to improve your performance in many different ways in the battlefield. You need permissions to unlock new relics. Relics can make you very powerful and make the game very interesting as the game progresses as you keep stacking relics.
You can get lots of new relics and weapons from the supplies. There are various supplies which you can get awarded in the game based on your performance.
Looking into the gameplay, you have to use the weapon that matches the color or your opponent. This is what makes the game very challenging. You need to keep changing your weapons to match the enemy color to kill the enemies efficiently.
As you hit and kill enemies, you will be awarded energy which you can use as your hit point. More the energy you have more hits you can take from enemy. You can even use your energy to upgrade yourself. Most of the weapons become more powerful when you have more energy. If you get hit when your energy level is 0 then you die.
Very now and then, you will be able to fight boss units in a regular gameplay. Boss units are quite hard in this game and you need to have good reflex and tactical approach to kill the boss. The screen feels quite small for the boss battle and usually boss goes off screen most of the time making it hard to locate the boss and aiming perfectly at them.
As you kill enemies, you get lots of relics which you can stack to improve your battle performance. Having variety of relics and using them in a strategical way is the key to victory in this game. Or else, this game can be very frustrating with enemies attacking from all sides.
The controls are responsive but not flexible in my opinion. You have to keep pointing your firing direction constantly to shoot enemies. While changing the direction of crosshair, there is quite a delay and can be quite frustrating time to time.
Overall, the game is very challenging and fantastic in a fast paced gameplay setup. If you know how to play the game efficiently, this game can be very fun and interesting. Boss battles can be very frustrating but trust me, when you defeat them, its very satisfying.