This is a small wave based Bullet Hell Shmup i developed in order to learn development in pico 8.
I used the Lazy Devs Shmup tutorial series on Youtube for reference, so huge shout out to them.
In this game you will fight through 9 waves of enemies getting progressively tougher before taking on the final boss.
Arrow keys - Move your ship around.
O Button - Fires your concentrated shot. This is high damage but slows your movement.
X Button - Fires your spread shot. This has a wide range and fast movement speed.
Cancels - Pressing both fire buttons together will perform a bullet cancel however this will cost one full meter, these are essential for high scores.
Capsules - These will score a small amount of points and fill your cancel meter.
Chips - These spawn from canceled bullets and give lots of points.
I intend to move on to create a more advanced and fleshed out Shmup in the future, so keep your eyes peeled.
Have fun and please post feedback and high scores in the comments!