Versus shmup Rival Megagun is out now

Rival Megagun

Rival Megagun is a competitive split-screen shoot 'em up where you transform into a giant boss ship and battle your rival head-to-head in local or online PVP.

The versus shmup genre is a seldom-explored niche within a niche, but Rival Megagun looks like it might be one of the best takes yet. Released today and developed by Spacewave Software, it’s a twin vertical shmup for one or two players, local or online. For those who’ve never played one before, the genre works a bit like a versus puzzle game blended with a vertical shooter – take out enemies in rapid succession on your side of the screen to attack the other guy. Or you can just transform into a screen-hogging boss, hop on over and attack directly. Check out the trailer below.

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