The shooter where you don't shoot, but smash your enemies. Featuring physics based gameplay in space, Gum Drop defines a new way to play SHMUP's by removing the shooting mechanic and adding a big ball attached to your ship that you use to smash your opponents. Featuring 20 levels of destruction, and a infinite mode where you can smash enemies indefinitely.
There's a lot to like about Gum Drop Celestial Frontier. The game is gorgeous, the music is great, and it's hands down one of the most polished games on the Indie Game channel. It's also trying something new, which is great to see. With all my caveats out of the way, let's get straight to why I don't think GDCF is worth 200 points: my thumb hurts. Like, a lot. And I play a lot...
