Back in October, Everyday Shooter asked: "What if god made you a little glowing dot, and all the music in your head had nowhere to go... but out?" At the time, I recall replying: "I don't have a PS3; stop tempting me."
But today, the 2007 Independent Games Festival multiple-award winning shooter hits Steam at $10; and considering its ratio of low cost and low system requirements to incredible, vibrant fun I've no longer any choice in the matter -- it must be mine.
Now that's taken care of -- seriously, I just purchased it -- let's see if we can convince you as well.
As you might have expected after reading my first paragraph, Everyday Shooter posits you as a little glowing dot. Your objective is to destroy everything around you with the power of projected music, but you do so differently in each of the game's eight levels. While one has you creating circular chain reactions a la Every Extend, the very next requires you to destroy roots buried within the surface of the level to eliminate the opposition all at once, and so on.
While you struggle to figure out each level's secret, you'll probably be struck by the game's unique soundtrack. Instead of being confronted with "dissolute sounds of destruction" as you blow dangerous nearby geometry to smithereens, your actions cause the game to procedurally generate guitar riffs that harmonize with the guitar soundtrack already playing in the background. The result is an interactive music experience like little else out there.
But don't take our word for it: take a gander at these videos and decide for yourself.
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