Space Cadet Defender: Recon Invaders

Have to stay on an easier, lucrative level to get all the needed upgrades unless you want to pay which I never do. It’s easier to do so because you can get over two hundred per game on some levels compared to 60 or so on average with it’s little brother, but it’s still tedious. You really need most of the available weapons to make it through . I was stopped by a tough Boss level so I had to go back to get the weapons I need to advance.

A solid shooter with good controls and challenging encounters, but nothing outstanding. It's great that you can stop and resume play in mid level easily, so you really can play as little or as much as you want. Many other action games lack this. I can play for 30 seconds, earn 5-10 upgrade points, and exit the game without losing progress. Enemy types gradually become more varied in behavior and capability, but it never feels epic. Upgrades are not very innovative, but they are adequate and feel useful. You have to grind to buy them, but they are permanent, which is good when I want a game with continual power growth. Would be more interesting with a larger variety of special attacks to swap around. But the 4 that exist all feel distinctly useful.

This is an awesome game!! Absolutely love it. I would give 5 stars, but the upgrades are way too expensive. And unless you plan on playing the same level over and over once you get stuck.....then you'll never beat the game. Either give more cash for the drops during play, or lower the cost for upgrades.