Ok, Ok, I know it is a little late, I was sick and at the airport, cut me some slack.
Today we are going to talk about a fun, free shooter for the PC: Rayhound.
Rayhound's play mechanic is simple. Use your gravitational field to redirect enemy fire back at the enemy.
Deflecting bullets in Rayhound.
There is a little more to it than that; enemies appear on the screen in clusters and fire shots at you en masse. As the shots get close to you clicking your mouse emits a gravitational field that, depending on how long you hold the mouse, will be redirected at your foes. You can also use your captured shots to sort of slingshot fire towards your enemies my moving your ship as the shots rotate around you. Additionally, you can boost (by moving your mouse quickly in one direction) to deflect shots back at your enemies. Only with careful use of both the boost and your gravity field will you reach the higher levels of the game. Your life is measured in time. Each level you complete awards you more time, and each shot you take subtracts 10 seconds.
Gameplay
Despite what you see in the above video, Rayhound doesn't have (at least as of the version I have) any sound effects or music. This game would be perfect if it had something retro-techno like the video shows.
My favorite thing about Rayhound is its size. Coming in at .5mb Rayhound can fit on any device (pendrive, iPod, FLOPPY DISC for goodness sake) so you can take it with you anywhere for a quick game.
Rayhound was created by a Japanese individual named Hikoza Okubo. You can download it here.
Rayhound is a great game that, though lacking any sound, is great for quick on the go gaming.
~K
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