![]() In the story mode you do, yes, but there's more to Tyrian than that. If that isn't awesome, the how about this: you don''t have to go through a long story to get to the best weapons. And if that wasn't enough, you can design your own ships! Shipedit.exe allows you to do just that, design your own ships to use in the game. Later in the game, you can buy more ship designs as made available, each and every one of them having something good to offer. You start the game with about 10,000 credits, and you can buy and upgrade your weapons as you please, ranging from front guns, rear guns, shields, generators, plus left and right options. Tyrian, well, you have a whole arsenal of over 100 weapons to choose from, and an impossibly large combination to choose from. Some/most vertical shooters restrict you to one ship, one gun to fire with, and maybe a few options here and there. Gameplay: Another area that Tyrian surpasses others in. If you need more convincing, there's multiple choices to take through the game, ensuring you don't play the same story twice. The only problem I can see with the plot is that to follow it, it requires a lot of reading of the data cubes you receive from your employers, friends, salesmen and anyone else who feels like talking to you. Tyrian, however, breaks this standard with a nice, loooonnnngggg and engaging plot that will keep you hooked for a while. Most vertical shooters have little-to-no plot at all. Plot: Now, THIS is where Tyrian truly excels. ![]() The explosions don't sound repetitive and the bosses make very awesome explosion sounds. Most weapons however, such as the Vulcan, you feel like making the along with, being a sound of awesome that should be heard by all. Sound: This is the only non-perfect stat I decided to give this game, but solely because some weapons you have make a less-than-appealing sound after hearing it for 5 minutes straight. Hell, I'm listening to the music via the internal Jukebox via DOSbox right now! I love how each and every piece of music fits the atmosphere of the level it was intended for My personal favorite is 'Tyrian, the Level' which is the perfect song for an intro level to a shooter, not to mention a damn catchy tune in all respects. ![]() Tyrian 2000 is available for free from GOG.com and includes the whole five episodes with the Ship Editor to create your. It includes new weapons, ships and levels. The original game came with four episodes and the fifth was released later in the Tyrian 2000 version. Music: This is another area where Tyrian truly excels in. Tyrian 2000 is still one of the best PC shoot-em-ups and was released in 1999. The graphic designers had a hand-full to make this game look as beautiful as it does, and every bit of effort they made shows in every level of the game. The level of detail put into the design and drawing of even the smallest enemy is astounding. Graphics: While compared to some newer games, excluding fancy 3D games, games such as the Zero series or newer platformers might be a little ahead of Tyrian, Tyrian is still frelling awesome for graphics, and isn't near as repetitive as the Zero series are. A bit of a review I wrote some time ago after I was fresh from playing it and was geeking out something fierce, figured it wouldn't hurt to put it here. ![]()
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