Comments on: Aqua Kitty

By: Astro Aqua Kitty | Indie Gamer Chick

Astro Aqua Kitty | Indie Gamer Chick — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 22:58:43 +0000

[…] liked the original Aqua Kitty, but being a fan of Defender, I was predisposed to liking a competently made tribute to it. ASTRO […]

By: Iron Crypticle | Indie Gamer Chick

Iron Crypticle | Indie Gamer Chick — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:54:34 +0000

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By: Nycea

Nycea — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:55:06 +0000

I was really thrown off by the controls. I didn’t like that I had to push a separate button to turn, instead of just using the directional pad. It made it feel sluggish.

But the game as a whole is very cool! I would definitely play an Aqua Kitty 2! 🙂

By: Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender (PC Version) | Indie Gamer Chick

Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender (PC Version) | Indie Gamer Chick — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:37:54 +0000

[…] story, yes, but this arcade shooter is fun to play. Covered by the Indie Gamer Chick herself last July, she describes it perfectly in that it’s a Defender […]

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Sat, 27 Jul 2013 17:04:23 +0000

[…] Aqua Kitty (Indie Gamer Chick) “It’s strange how Defender, one of gaming’s iconic titles of the Golden Age of arcades, hasn’t been cloned to death by modern indie developers. I’m cool with that. Having played an endless supply of uninspired-inspired neo-retro games, I’m not keen on seeing Defender done wrong. Still, how did Defender fall through the cracks?” […]

By: Dugan - Tikipod Ltd

Dugan - Tikipod Ltd — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:40:42 +0000

Thanks again for the review Indiegamerchick!

Re. Michaels comment – yeah I felt the same way about Defender. I had fond memories of playing it but playing again now, it has very twitchy controls and demands certain type of concentration (it didnt feel `fun` really..).

Glad you like our control method approach – interestingly the game started as a puzzle shooter, never a defender clone. But through development iteration the game changed over time to have some defender like elements.

By: REVIEW: Aqua Kitty | the / . / XBLIG

REVIEW: Aqua Kitty | the / . / XBLIG — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 03:01:05 +0000

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By: Michael Connolly (@Shin_Hogosha)

Michael Connolly (@Shin_Hogosha) — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:42:18 +0000

I personally think it’s worth noting that your movement is very different than most (or all?) Defender-like games. Instead of hitting a direction to face one way or the other, you hit a shoulder button, giving you more control on both which direction you shoot and the speed at which you travel (you move slower backward than forward). That little thing right there makes a world of difference to me as I normally dislike Defender and all its spawn and copies over the last three decades.