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Shoot 1UP DX

Shoot 1UP DX

Released: 10/15/2020

Instead of stowing each 1UP you collect, each new ship becomes playable immediately, resulting in an ever-growing armada of destruction! With your home world ruined, lead your detached battalion's charge by destroying the mechanical-tentacle hybrid attack forces responsible for your pain. Play through 8 challenging shoot-em up stages, complete with branching paths, nasty bosses, and secret powerups. Collect up to 30 player ships to use at once, and fire the deadly plasma auger beam to vanquish the biggest foes!

Instead of stowing each 1UP you collect, each new ship becomes playable immediately, resulting in an ever-growing armada of destruction! With your home world ruined, lead your detached battalion's charge by destroying the mechanical-tentacle hybrid attack forces responsible for your pain. Play through 8 challenging shoot-em up stages, complete with branching paths, nasty bosses, and secret powerups. Collect up to 30 player ships to use at once, and fire the deadly plasma auger beam to vanquish the biggest foes!

Instead of stowing each 1UP you collect, each new ship becomes playable immediately, resulting in an ever-growing armada of destruction! With your home world ruined, lead your detached battalion's charge by destroying the mechanical-tentacle hybrid attack forces responsible for your pain. Play through 8 challenging shoot-em up stages, complete with branching paths, nasty bosses, and secret powerups. Collect up to 30 player ships to use at once, and fire the deadly plasma auger beam to vanquish the biggest foes!

Critics
83
Steam
80

Score Breakdown

83.0

Critic Average

5 reviews

80

Steam User Score

153 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+2.6
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+2.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

3 launch window (60%)2 late (40%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 5 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 83.0/100. Critics score this game 2.6 points higher than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 5)+
  1. Emily RogersviaNintendoWorldReport
    May 13, 2021·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 80.4/100 · +4.6 pts
  2. Dan BoiseviaCompletexbox
    Jan 3, 2021·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 80.4/100 · +14.6 pts
  3. Drew LeachmanviaZTGD
    Dec 1, 2020·Launch window
    85/100View review
    Steam 80.4/100 · +4.6 pts
  4. A.J. MaciejewskiviaVideo Chums
    Nov 9, 2020·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 80.4/100 · -0.4 pts
  5. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Oct 15, 2020·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 80.4/100 · -10.4 pts