Lithium Leaf

Link: http://www.yomogi.sakura.ne.jp/~si/SolidImage/tpda.shtml

Sky Swimmers Heaven is a game still under development by Keim. The version released is just a beta of the first stage, but it feels very polished for a beta. The beta was released on 2005 so hopefully the full game will be released soon.

Sky Swimmers Heaven is a freeware vertical scrolling shmup with 3D models, but plays entirely in 2D. There are 3 ships to choose from, each with diferent attacks. The whole game is greatly choreographed, with animations of enemies getting closer. There is also point multipliers awarded when various enemies are killed within a short time. A short cinematic is shown when a scene is finished, which, for me, gives the game a feeling similar to Ikaruga.

Other games by Keim.

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