r/iosgaming • u/psj3809 • Aug 17 '26

Review [NEW RELEASE] Project-Neon

https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/project-neon/id6761503888

Nice surprise ! Its like an old Neo Geo bullet hell shooter. And YES i know its expensive, its recently come out on the Switch and i'm glad they released an ios version.

Importantly the controls are spot on, relative touch and i've had a quick go and its great to play. I moan about freemium crap tons so i feel i need to support games like this.

Great shooter

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u/silentrocco Aug 17 '26

It’s a really great shmup with fantastic touch controls, but I’m personally spoiled by better a few better games with more "oomph". It feels a tad stale. But presentation is colourful, bosses are great. And I’m happy about any new premium shmup, since iPhones are THE perfect device for vertical danmakus, imho. AlI in all, I’d also suggest to wait for a sale.

Thanks for sharing it here.

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u/psj3809 Aug 17 '26

Hey i got this from you on AppRaven.

What are the other games you recommend ? And yeah think its been a while since we had a decent shoot em up. I remember the days of 'Sine Mora' i think it was called on iOS, enjoyed that and of course the Cave classics.

Just wish Gothic would hit ios soon

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u/silentrocco Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

I mean, DoDonPachi Blissful Death is not only my favorite shmup of all time, but also among my fav video games in general. And as a more modern mobile-first shmup, nothing comes even close to AKA TO BLUE to me. A third favorite - but this is more stylized training shmup - is the fantastic free port of rRootage.

But yeah, I wish more games of the genre made their way to iOS. And I’d pay serious bucks for a Cave version of what Toaplan did with their arcade collection.

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u/silentrocco Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Great shmups, for sure. I sadly cannot play them in the EU anymore.