Neomorph is an action game that puts us in charge of a massive space base that is under constant attack by a robot army. To defend ourselves, we have control of a large turret and must shoot down any threat before it impacts the immobile space station. There are eight stages to get through, with each of them containing 300 enemies hell-bent in their onslaught. It is a lot to contend with, but time moves very slowly when you are not firing. This allows you to take note of the battlefield and guide your shots where you think an enemy is headed. Slow well-aimed projectiles will take you a lot further than firing recklessly.
When things get hairy, you have three skills up your sleeve. The first will summon a squadron of interceptors to help mow down incoming enemies. Your second ability has you firing a massive, screen-clearing cannon. And finally, you have a force field to negate any damage temporarily. All of these recharge over time and at a rather fast pace too. As you defeat your foes, there is a chance they may drop a power-up. These change the projectile type of your turret, including things like rapid-fire, armor-piercing to shoot through entire rows of enemies, and lasers. If you pick up the laser, then congratulations, you have pretty much just won the game.
Power-ups will slowly cycle between different ammo types, so picking them up right away is typically not your best option. It is best to wait for the one you want to cycle in before activating it. They don’t wear off either; once you pick them up, they are yours until the next level. This is a pretty easy game to start with, but picking the overpowered laser removes any challenge. Things ramp up a bit as you get to the later levels. You’ll have small orange ships that are incredibly fast, missiles coming at you, and asteroids. It is unlikely to have you at the edge of your seat, though having some manner of increasing challenge is appreciated, even if this is a casual game.
The music is mostly riff-heavy Rock or drum-heavy Techno. Both are pretty decent and do a solid job at getting you pumped, despite the lack of difficulty. Its graphics are nothing to write home about, yet the explosions and the insuring camera shake does a very respectable job at making you feel the impact of an entire ship being turned into nothing more than shrapnel. This brings me to the hentai aspects of this title. In order to see any of it, you will have to download the free ‘mystery dlc’ to include them back into your game. Otherwise, the only time you’ll see the girls are in the short CGs that occur whenever you activate an ability.
With it enabled, you’ll unlock a sex scene every time you complete a level. There are eight of them overall, split between all of the four girls. Some involve penetration with your character, who is nothing more than a floating penis, while others involve gadgets or extraterrestrial tentacles. None of them have any context or reason to them, they simply happen. The girls don’t even possess any names, much less any dialogue. That is not a knock against it, I’m just stating the facts. These sex scenes don’t require much input from your part. You just simply click anywhere on her body until the position or activity changes. All of these scenes possess three phases to them. None of them are repeats either, each of the eight occasions are unique experiences.
There is a bit of voice acting in the form of moans and groans, but not much. The hentai CGs are animated, which is a plus and are rather well drawn to boot. It doesn’t feature anything hardcore, though be prepared to see a great deal of bodily fluids spray out with enough force that the poor bastard in charge of cleaning will likely have to mop the ceiling. What does any of this have to do with fighting a rogue robot army? I dunno. Don’t worry about that, we have lewd women in space to attend to and a janitor to avoid making eye contact with. In all seriousness, you don’t miss out on much if you only want to play the game and ignore the hentai. Its gameplay is serviceable enough to stand on its own.
Aside from a slight bit of variation to your enemies, you have mostly seen all there is to it from the first level. You can get through all eight stages in under an hour, so it is short enough to avoid getting repetitive. It does feature an end boss, and then it just ends without any fanfare or even a credits section. Completing it does grant you an Endless Mode if you fancy to continue playing. Neomorph offers quite a lot for the measly dollar they are charging for it. This will attract those that want some casual action or some space hentai to experience. It is also made by the same developers that created Starlight, currently the lowest scored title in this entire website. They’ve certainly stepped their game up here, and have proven to be capable of creating titles worth playing.
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