

If an enemy captures you there is still some hope as long as you still have a Superzapper bomb to use to free, also destroying all other enemies on the screen while you’re at it. Enemies can also shoot at you, and one hit is all it takes to kill you. You can shoot with the claw down each lane, but moving too fast will make you miss some of the lanes which is dangerous since enemies are fast and can end up reaching you in a couple of seconds. That’s all you need to worry about!Įach stage features a structure with several lanes over which enemies will move around. The Circle button is for your Superzapper, and you need to be careful since you only get one of those per level. You’ll eventually be able to jump once said function is enabled in-game, and you can do so with the R1 or R2 buttons. The X button is used to fire, and you can hold down on the button for a constant attack burst. Game designer Jeff Minter, he of Llamasoft and Tempest 2000 fame, is back on consoles after releasing Polybius a couple of years ago for the PlayStation 4 (with PS VR support), and it is to give us Tempest 4000! The original tempest released over three decades ago, so for those who have never played a Tempest game before, you take control of a claw-like vessel as you shoot down tunnel-like levels to defeat enemies and destroy obstacles as you try to stay alive and achieve the highest score possible.Īs for the game’s controls, you use the left analog stick or the D-Pad to move and steer.
