{"id":23352,"date":"2023-05-16T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T00:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=23352"},"modified":"2023-05-05T02:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T02:02:17","slug":"hyper-5-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/16\/hyper-5-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyper-5 (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/hyper_box-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-23337\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HYPER_BOX-150x70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HYPER_BOX-150x70.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HYPER_BOX.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Hyper-5 is a 2-D side scrolling shooter with 3D graphics that look like they came from the late 90s\/early 2000s.\u00a0 You can choose to play an arcade mode where you pick up power-ups, or a story mode where you can upgrade your weapons and ship at the end of each level.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n<p>Play control is about what you\u2019d expect.\u00a0 Move with the L stick, fire with one button, and another button lets you fire a limited secondary weapon.\u00a0 You can take a few hits before going down, but it\u2019s still very tough, even on the easy settings.\u00a0 The two modes don\u2019t really play much differently from what I can tell.\u00a0 Supposedly arcade mode lets you pick up power-ups while the story mode has you getting new ones in between stages.\u00a0 Both modes let you use points to upgrade things like ship speed, rate of fire, or new weapons.\u00a0 But I really didn\u2019t notice much difference in the upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing I really liked about the game are the graphics.\u00a0 They\u2019re simple, but still clean and look nice.\u00a0 Everything else about the game isn\u2019t so great.\u00a0 Your initial rate of fire is so slow and even basic enemies take forever to defeat.\u00a0 The menus where you pick upgrades aren\u2019t easy to use and it\u2019s hard to figure out what\u2019s highlighted and such.\u00a0 There are much better 2-D shooters out there you can choose from.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/hyper_screen-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HYPER_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HYPER_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HYPER_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HYPER_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hyper-5 is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence and Mild Blood.\u00a0 You can make a lot of spaceships explode but I didn\u2019t see any blood.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text and younger gamers may find it too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyper-5 is a 2-D side scrolling shooter with 3D graphics that look like they came from the late 90s\/early 2000s.\u00a0 You can choose to play an arcade mode where you pick up power-ups, or a story mode where you can upgrade your weapons and ship at the end of each level.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all 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