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Another short post, but as I’ve mentioned before, I haven’t played many free itch.io games that really deserve to be spotlighted.

Not to be confused with the other Space Raiders on Gamecube

This is an avoid-em-up. There are four bosses, and they each shoot waves of bullets at you. To avoid the bullets, you can move in any of the 8 cardinal directions, and you can also dash through bullets by pushing space bar. There’s no way to counterattack; you just have to survive until they give up.

There isn’t much to say about this one; controls are responsive, graphics are intuitive, and the bullet patterns are fair without being repetitive (unless you die and have to replay them). My only major issue is that the third boss spawns the cars a bit too quickly to react; near the end of the fight, I happened to be close to where one was about to spawn, and by the time I noticed it happening, it was too late and I got hit. The dash move also isn’t necessary until the second half of the second boss, so I kinda forgot about it and thought I was just stuck in the corner for a couple deaths. The boss fights can also be quite long, and if you die, you have to start the boss fight over, which can be rather tedious if it happens. Extra HP can sometimes spawn, though it always spawns away from where you are, making it tough to reach in time without getting hit, thus making the trip moot.

Still, I recommend it. You can play it here: https://spicy-chicken.itch.io/space-raiders