Shoot Many Robots

Shoot Many Robots is a side-scrolling cooperative Shoot ‘em up game on Steam. It can be played with up to four players and provides you with a lot of mindless casual fun.

The players are some kind of rednecks who fight an invasion of evil robots after they have not only destroyed their houses but also their trucks. This redneck theme goes even so far that you use beer to regain health.

What the game is about can be easily summed up in three words: SHOOT MANY ROBOTS. That’s actually all you do in this game. Of course you also collect experience, nuts and various unlocks and power-ups that allow you to customize your character between missions. Each piece of equipment (headgear, shirt, pants, primary and secondary weapon as well as a backpack) grants you different bonuses.

Conclusion: Shoot Many Robots may not be most deep and most detailed shooter you’ll play but it’s a lot of fun especially when you play it with a group of friends. Multiplayer works flawlessly over Steam and you even have included voice chat. The regular price is €9.99 but today it’s on sale for just €4.99. So if you are into mindless 2D robot killing action, you definitely should pick this game up.

Bunch Of Heroes

We recently stumbled upon this game on Steam. It was on sale for just 4.99€ and looked like a lot of fun.

In Bunch of Heroes you play one of four heroes that defend Earth against invading aliens and zombies that look a lot like German WW2 soldiers. But instead of boring you with details let's just have a look at the trailer.

Now that you have an idea of what Bunch of Heroes is about let's talk about the Pros and Cons.

On the Pro side the game is really inexpensive and playing with two people behind the same router caused no issues. The gameplay is easy enough to learn and if you enjoy games like these you'll have a lot of fun slaughtering endless waves of aliens and zombies with all kinds of weapons. There are missions like "Defend this farm", "Rescue the cheerleader" or "Clear this area" that bring some variety into the game.

On the Con side, if you're looking for a deep story, you really should look elsewhere. And even though there are multiple environments to fight in and a whole bunch of different opponents, it's basically all the same. There's also no way to really customize your character or improve stats over time. The only choice you have is what weapons you can pick up during the level.

The repetitive nature of the gameplay can be a major issue if you're playing alone, but playing in a group up to four people can be a blast. Even though you die a lot, characters tend to respawn pretty fast and as long as one character survives, you still have a chance to finish the level.

Conclusion: Bunch of Heroes is a fun game if you have to waste a couple of minutes to hours with a bunch of friends. But if you're looking into a game that can keep you entertained for weeks, you definitely should look elsewhere.