A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!

A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!, known as A Space Shooter for Free in some versions, is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter game developed and published by Frima Studio for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 in 2010, for iOS and Android in 2011, for browser and PlayStation Vita in 2012, and for Ouya in 2013.

A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!
Developer(s)	Frima Studio
Publisher(s)	Frima Studio
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Browser, PlayStation Vita, Ouya
Release	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 NA: December 21, 2010 EU: December 22, 2010 iOS August 4, 2011 Android 2011 Browser March 17, 2012 PS Vita 2012 Ouya March 27, 2013
Genre(s)	Shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

The game's 16 stages are split into two eight-stage zones. The stages within those zones can be selected and completed in any order. Some stages are supportive stages with standard bosses, but other stages inhabited by the game's primary bad guys. Each stage serves its own purpose: defeating the supportive stages will upgrade your ship and make it defensively stronger, while taking out each of the game's bad guys will give you their special weapon to use during future stages.^[1]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PSP) 81/100[2] (iOS) 75/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Destructoid	(PSP) 8/10[4]
Eurogamer	(PSP) 8/10[5]
GamesMaster	(PSP) 86%[6]
GamesRadar+	(PSP) [7]
IGN	(PSP) 9/10[8]
Play	(PSP) 55%[9]
Pocket Gamer	(AND) [10]
Push Square	(PSP) [11]
TouchArcade	(iOS) [12]

Reception

The PSP and iOS versions received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2][3]

References

1. Moriarty, Colin (21 December 2010). "A Space Shooter For 2 Bucks! Review Two bucks well spent". Ign. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
2. "A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
3. "A Space Shooter [for Free] for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
4. Legarie, Destin (January 12, 2011). "Review: A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! (PSP)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
5. Reed, Kristan (January 7, 2011). "Download Games Roundup (Page 3)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
6. "Review: A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! (PSP)". GamesMaster. Future plc. March 2011. p. 91.
7. Johnston, Jarrod Charles (January 26, 2011). "A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks review (PSP)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
8. Moriarty, Colin (December 21, 2010). "A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! Review (PSP)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
9. "Review: A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! (PSP)". Play UK. No. 202. Imagine Publishing. March 2011. p. 96.
10. Slater, Harry (October 3, 2011). "A Space Shooter For Free (Android)". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
11. Barker, Sammy (December 21, 2010). "A Space Shooter For Two Bucks! [sic] Review (PSP)". Push Square. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
12. Carey, Sean (August 15, 2011). "'A Space Shooter for Free' Review – A Shmup with Pluck and Schtick". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

External links

• A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! at MobyGames