Chrome
In Blazing Chrome, machines rule the world and the few humans left are on the edge of total extermination, lacking power, prestige or status among their metal and circuits overlords. Bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights! Humans are expendable after an AI controlled robot army take over the world. They survive in hiding while their hunters rule the surface. When a small rebel group gets an intel about a big AI's power plant, the machines strike their camp before they can organize an attack. A small group of rebels escape and go in a suicide mission to destroy this power plant. Choose to play as Mavra, a super badass human resistance soldier, or Doyle, the equally groovy and deadly insurgent robot. This suicide mission will result in heavy casualties and a ton of lock-and-load fast-paced action where scraping robots and blazing chrome with your powerful weapons is the only thing standing between you and your freedom. Dash through 5 apocalyptic environments with hundred of robots-enemies to blow to pieces. Blast your way through the enemy lines and and try to defeat a bunch of mechanical bosses with using hoverbikes, huge armors and a whole arsenal of kick-ass weapons. Blazing Chrome offers a lot of features in the legacy of classic run’n’gun games: ● Local Co-op Gameplay ● 16-bits post-apocalyptic environments
Game Discussion
Steam User 14
Blazing Chrome is an homage to the old 16-bit Contra games, so it's a rather difficult sidescrolling run and jump with shooting in eight directions. It's not just that, they've added a few hoverbike sections and a jetpack section that reminds of Space Harrier in a tunnel. The graphics are appropriate to the 80s era. They even have nice parallax scrolling and nifty effects, like quick sand and heat waves. The bosses are of a good size, have avoidable attacks and could have been taken out of any Contra game. The game controls well with gamepad except when you try to shoot enemies directly below you, but I think it's always been like this. Going back on difficulty, there's no Konami-type cheat code giving you 30 lives, but there is an "easy" difficulty and unlimited continues. However, even the easy difficulty is no cakewalk. I could reach the last level in solo with lots of practice. In coop, I managed to finish it, but it was close and my friend did most of the heavy lifting. So if you're longing for an old-school Contra clone this is one of the best I've seen. A bit expensive at full price considering the short length, though.
Steam User 7
this game kicks ass i just wish it saved to the cloud so i could come back and play as the damn ninja i unlocked. Or i wish it had cheat codes to unlock all the stuff at the start, cuz i already unlocked it.
Steam User 5
The game is good. I can't deny it, even if I suck at it.
The game is truly hard and does require more patience than I was expecting. If you like the classic Contra experience, then this game is for you.
Steam User 4
Blazing Chrome is such an amazing Contra clone that does everything right, offering balanced gameplay and fast-paced levels, along with bosses whose patterns are not so difficult to memorize but are fairly challenging. Two or three playthroughs have been enough for me to get familiar with everything and breeze through the Hardcore difficulty and get all achievements.
Two of the characters are classic runners and gunners, and the other two that get unlocked after beating the game on Normal difficulty once are melee-based, extremely powerful killing machines. One of them is heavily inspired by Ryu Hayabusa; he became my favorite to play as soon as I unlocked him.
There are only four weapons, and each is useful in its own right. Melee-based characters don’t get new weapons since they are already powerful enough. Apart from running and gunning, there are also auto-scroller levels that put your character on a bike to give the gameplay a new twist.
Mirror Mode, which unlocks after beating the game once, also offers a new twist as well by literally mirroring the levels. However, the story is nearly nonexistent, but I believe it acts as a prequel to Oniken. And finally, the soundtrack is amazing too since Dominik Ninmark is involved in the project. The only downside is the lack of online co-op since it barely works through Remote Play.
TL;DR
A perfect Contra clone that offers balanced gameplay with fairly challenging game modes. The soundtrack and melee characters that get unlocked after beating the game once alone make Blazing Chrome a worthwhile title!
Steam User 3
Blazing Chrome feels like a callback to my favorite Run n' Gun ever (Contra Hard Corps) and it's certainly up there. It didn't took its place but it is SO close.
And Excellent modern run n' gun that everyone can enjoy. The music, the presentation, the enemy/boss design, the characters and playstyle: It is an excellent game. Get it, regardless if you're a fan of the genre or just looking for your first Run n' Gun!
Steam User 3
Blazing Chrome is a fun little game, very similar to Contra: Hard Corps both in terms of visuals and gameplay which is pretty much the highest praise I can give a shoot-em-up.
It's got multiple weapons and the ability to swap between them at any time along with a dodge roll to help avoid and pass through attacks. It's a really solid game, I don't have anything to complain about really. It is a bit generic in terms of its themes and such but its very polished and fun without being unfair. I recommend it if you enjoy 2D shoot-em-ups like Metal Slug or Contra.
Steam User 3
Hell yea! One of the most metal games I've played! Old School Contra devs sure are proud.
This is one of the best run n guns available, perfect pixel art, crazy action, awesome hidden mechanics, depth and intense gameplay, all topped of with a insanely good soundtrack.
Their site don't lie, they know Retro. Top Notch.
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