Ancient Ants Adventure

15 MB

http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/34591

very cool game...funny...its a top down shooter (so its also a form of an arena shooter) in which you control an ant and your team follows you...

movement is wasd and you aim with your mouse...plus some additional things which i have listed below in the controls section.

graphics are well done and fluid... !

watch this 24 sec gameplay trailer (then you will see that its worth it)

Features:
- You are a commander! Command a squad of battle ants.
- You are a strategist! Choose wisely the weaponry and the formation of your troops.
- You are a hero! Save missing ants and reinforce your army.
- Terrorize. Crush moles and frightened underground inhabitants will give you their gold.
- Collect. The more gold you find the better will be the equipment of your army.
- Serve. Complete all the divine tasks and your labour will be rewarded with a bonus level.

Contents:
- 20 levels campaign + 2 secret levels.
- 3 game modes: Survival, Defence, Domination, and a bonus mini-game.
- 8 types of weapons and 8 spells with 3 upgrade levels.
- Cheat codes.
- Online highscores.

Controls:
WASD - move
Left mouse button: fire / select in menu
Right mouse button: alternate move / upgrade in menu
Q - Cure
E - Wave
Z - Speed Up
X - Charge Up
C - Holy Shield
1 - Earthquake
2 - Blizzard
3 - Plague
Shift - hide / show magic panel
Enter - enter cheat code
Space - send scores in menu

Cheats:
- FREEDOM - 10 stars
- STIMPACK - rise all status
- MARGARITA - healing

Mechatron 2154
4 MB
http://norrish.force9.co.uk/robotron/

so the ultimate arcade shooter and prime father of all arena shooters robotron:2084 got an great remake...

its mechatron 2154 and the gameplay is the same like in the 80s...frantic, fast and funny...awesome!

Robotron 2084 Remake

4 MB

http://www.remakes.org/comp2006/screenshots.php?page=3

very good top down shooter...the controls and the gameplay is great...

when you got enough points you will get powerups such as drones and weapon upgrades.

Destruction Carnival

2 MB

[url=http://www.angrypixel.net/vreal/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownloaddetails&lid=5&ttitle=Destruction_Carnival]Download[/url]

very funny arena shooter with fluid retro graphics.

controls and gameplay are great.

lots of enemies and cool weapons...blood is also included

movement are arrow keys

you can strafe (hold your aim in one direction while moving in another) by holding shift

shoot with ctrl

special weapons:

space for missile and

enter for bomb

Engage to Jabberwock

4 MB
[url=http://www.invertedcastle.com/archives/2007/02/20/temporary-platine-dispositif-download-mirror-go/]Download[/url]

Its a Zelda Dungeon Bullet Hell Shooter...its an arena shooter with lots of bullets and special abbilities....blasting enemies with various mag spells and items...first it was a commercial title but the developers released it now as freeware.
if you dont have a gamepad change first the controls into keyboard cause gamepad is set as default...on the above mentioned site, on which the game is mirrored cause of download difficulties on the original site, you will find a few infos about the game as well...on the [url=http://www20.cds.ne.jp/~murasame/games/jabberwock.htm]original site[/url] all is in japanese...therefore hard to understand unless you understand japanese :)

additionally here is a map to the whole dungeon....its made by a fan of the game
[url=http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=986#986]Full Map Of "Engage To Jabberwock[/url]

R-Tronic

7 MB
http://rtronic.merseyremakes.co.uk/index.html

basically a robotron remake...good stuff...there is also a sequel to this one but the problem with the sequel is: the controls are soooo slow that i stopped playing before i finished the first level...

Crimsonland 1.4
8 MB
[url=http://www.multiplay.co.uk/articles.asp?id=59]Download and Review of the last Freeware Version 1.4 of Crimsonland[/url]

well...this is truly a masterpiece...as you know you will find here only full freeware versions and therefore i didnt mentioned this game earlier cause i thought it was commercial...but it was freeware untile version 1.4 which you can download on the above mentioned site...so whats great about this game?
the gameplay, the controls, the smooth graphics, the 17 weapons (shotgun rules) and the upgrades which you can get when you killed enough in exchange with your experience points (just click right mouse button to choose an upgrade when in the right corner appears the level up info)...
moreover you can play this game with your buddy on the 2 player coop mode...fun stuff...
the game offers fluid gameplay, good sound and a good amount of blood...
so try it out its really worth it...

maybe you want to get the 2.0 version which is distributed on the net in a trial version which offers 1 hour of full gameplay...costs about 20 bucks...it offers better graphics, more options, more game modes, more weapons, more enemies, more landscape options and levels...

[QUOTE="johnny27"]nice list guys im download all of these so i can take them with me while im away in california for a month with only my sisters laptop to satisfy my gaming needs.[/QUOTE]

thats really a good idea! :)

Neocron Arcade - The N.M.E. Project
35 MB
http://ng.neocron.com/index.php?id=105

a well made top down shooter...action scrolls so its not limited to one single screen...
therefore not an arena shooter...but a top down shooter.
good controls and fluid gameplay...graphics are very good for a 2d top down shooter...if you hold your fire and keep moving you can walk and firing in the same direction...
you can also use a slow-motion effect....can be refilled by killing enemies...
plus you can throw grenades and get different weapons during the game...
the game contains 4 levels with storyline...

well well...a new fine addition in the arena shooter section:
GlobotWars (in the vein of geometry wars/grid wars)

GlobotWars Final Edition
1 MB
http://www.tphf.karoo.net/pc.htm

fun gameplay, smooth action and 40 levels...i made it to the 30 level with the second try)

with 40 levels (level save:you can start from every level which you have finished...)
with energy (if a enemy touches you you loose energy instead loosing a life)
with bosses every 10th level
with different powerups

controls:
with mouse (you right click on the screen and your ship moves toward this direction while you can shoot with left mouse button)

keyboard (moving with arrow keys and shooting with s,z,x,d + space for bomb)

or gamepad controls (moving with digital pad and shooting with buttons)

thanks for the thread bumper man :lol:

anyways heres another shooter gem.

Warning Forever

1 MB
http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/

a great boss fighting shooter.
only you against a big boss.
movement with arrow keys.shoot with Z, move slowly with X and activate aiming with D.
when you pushed D you can now move around with arrow keys and set your fire direction.
when you now push fire you shoot fixated at this direction while you can move around the boss.

gamepad is also supported.

Vrazda

3 MB

http://pivostudios.hustej.net/

a funny arena shooter with similarities to crimsonland.

shoot your way through hordes of enemies and kil them mostly with your machine gun, your flame thrower and an electric weapon.

morevover when you see a viagra pill on the screen get it. you will be invunerable, bigger and stronger for a limited time and the screen turns red. in this time you can run through the enemies and they die when you hit them.

unfortunately my dual analog controller doesnt work properly on this game (when i push right the guy walks down...)

i hope they will release a version with control options in which you can calibrate your gamepad and the option to play with mouse + keyboard. cause this would be a great improvement.

moreover heres a screen of the controls screen.click to enlarge.

[URL=http://hotimg23.fotki.com/p/a/84_157/181_88/vrazda_controls.jpg] [IMG]http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/84_157/181_88/vrazda_controls-th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Gamma Bros

20 MB

http://pixeljam.com/gammabros/

(for the case that the original site is down heres a mirror)

http://www.tucows.com/preview/504034

well this is a great pixelated retro shooter. its not an arena shooter but it has some similarities with the movement and shooting scheme.

you can fire with wasd and move with arrow keys + space for pause and to see your currenty stats (or if you prefer it you can change it i the options menu)

i have beaten this game in about 30-40 minutes (havent looked exactly on the clock but i think this time i have needed).

so...it is a very funny game.

the game offers great playability through the good controls and variety through the different enemies (with cool and different movemen).

you collect coins to buy stuff like weapon upgrades and new ships and powerups...in the game itself you can also find weapon, speed upgrades, energy and bombs. so whats up with the bros? when your energy is empty your ship and you leav it with some jetpack now comes your bro' and you can take his ship. in the meanwhile its possible that you collect another ship so that your bro' has also a ship again. i was nearly destoryed by the last boss battle but managed to save the world and destroyed him.

this game is coded in flash and therefore it could

you can check alsothe info in the beginning to see which weapons and upgrades you can get.

also you can type in a password and hit enter to go to a specific level (if you were destroyed and dont want to start from the beginning)

for this case i have made a screenshot with the passwords (this screen will be shown when you have beaten the game)

http://hotimg20.fotki.com/p/a/84_157/183_73/gammabros_passwords.jpg

HollowPoint
30 MB
(requires NET 2.0 or later + XNA 2.0 which is included in the installer)
http://www.digipen.edu/GameGallery/websites/HollowPoint/download.html

you play as a turtle with a gun on your back and try to escape the laboratory where you were created....this game seems to be fun but unfortunately my machine cannot handle it....
the start screen appears and when i hit "quickplay" and hit continue the screen freezes.
a possible reason could be that my graphics card isnt shader 2.0 compatible...
however maybe this game runs on some of your machines...if thats the case report if this game is good.

anyways...the production values seems pretty good according to the screens and the 2 ingame videoclips which can be watched on the website...

Survival Crisis Z
8 MB
http://skasoftware.com/

wohooo...lean back guys i have probably found the best free bloody zombie killing survival game ...top down isometric graphics....hm is it fun to kill these zombies in this game you may ask....?
it is...! just move with wasd through the streets , aim with your mouse and kill in a splattertastic way...you will find different weapons to survive the zombie hordes and you will meet different zombies...slower and faster...
the movement was a bit awkward (for me) in the beginning cause of the iso perspective...pushing W let you move in the upper right direction...about 45 degree...but after a few minutes you get used to...
oh and i recommend in the control settings "absolute + mouse"

i have tested only the arcade mode so far ...which offers arcade action in real time...
but i think there is also a mode with more tactical and rpg elements.

this game was sold for about 10$ earlier but is now freeware.

so...enough talk her...watch the videoclip and check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSGD6QFqnow

Torque
9 MB
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/48762
(download info: scroll down then you see in the right a play offline headline, click "download this game now")

another enjoyable arena shooter with special movement:
control your constantly rotating and shooting ship with arrow keys and stop the shooting direction by hitting Z...so you can shoot straight. release the Z key for rotating again.

in the first 6 levels you have to survive for 30 seconds...then defeat the boss within 30 seconds...easy.
after you have finished them play the "hard levels" in which you also have to survive for 30 seconds...and they are more a challenge.

then there are 6 special modes(two minutes, waves, double fire, bombs, bullet hell, insane) to unlock.

and there is also a online hi score:

currently im place 2 with 475.500