Satazius
SATAZIUS is a great old-school side-scrolling arcade shooter from successful indie developer ASTRO PORT (Gigantic Army, Armed Seven, Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser) that features an arsenal of 13 upgradeable weapon types, power-ups, obstacles and boss battles that arcade veterans will love to grapple with. Customize your ship by choosing two side weapons that can be selected at any time during the game and a charge attack to unleash massive destruction. There are plenty of enemy ships to shoot down, tight spaces to traverse, power-ups to grab and bonuses to receive. With a great stage design, a booming techno soundtrack, fast and outstanding action, old-school graphics and huge bosses, SATAZIUS is a true throwback to old-school arcade shooters, full of homages that fans of arcade shooters will instantly recognize.
Story
The year is 2051 and the location is SATAZIUS, a planet long since abandoned. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and smashed by a confederation of space pirates who had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano in an attempt to steal the assault ship "Trafalgar" aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar successfully escaped. The crew of the Trafalgar calculated the probability of successfully escaping the planet overrun by the pirates to be 0.02%; the probability of attacking and successfully destroying the pirate base was 1%. The crew of the Trafalgar opted for the escape plan with the higher probability and turned their ship in the direction of the pirate horde in order to advance into the heart of SATAZIUS.