Ranger (15.6Mb)
Ranger is up there amongst the bee’s knees of top down shooters! You are the pilot of a space ship and it’s your job to rescue prisoners who have been captured, to ensure their freedom. You have landed on an alien planet, and while there are a small number of points for shooting enemies, most score is reserved for spotting the prisoner, and of course effecting a rescue. You will find a couple of weapons or so, grenades, a knife and a medi-kit before going out to confront the aliens.
When you find the prisoner in the prison to the North, pressing the ‘F’ key once will have him wait, and a second press will have him follow you, hopefully to freedom! You can receive up to three hits, each of which will slow you down; and use a medi-kit if you have one, with the ‘M’ key to heal all your wounds. If you successfully rescue the prisoner, you will be awarded extra ammo for the next mission.
You use the (W,A,S,D) keys to move, and the mouse to look around and aim/fire your weapons. You can select your current weapon either using the number keys, or the mouse wheel. The graphics and music are superbly retro! You can choose between windowed and full-screen, and there's the option to start at level 1 or level 5!
Your sight will be blocked by walls, so you won't see enemies until you or they come round a corner, and bushes will block bullets from a distance, so you can use them as bunkers (by standing in them) or for cover by standing behind them. Being aliens, enemies you have shot on the way to the prison re-spawn as you return South to the spaceship. Each subsequent mission is more dangerous than the previous one. If you are in a hurry or lose the prisoner, you can still return to the spaceship and escape, though for only half the points for effecting a successful rescue! The fact that enemies only appear as you round corners does add a lot of spice to the game!
Ranger is brand new this month after three years of development, so get out there and grab it for free now, right now!
It plays very much like a top-down Call of Duty! I really like this one! It’s a cracker of a top-down shooter, and far from easy!
Play at your own risk - you can easily say good-bye to the rest of the day once you start playing Ranger!
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