Overview

Gyrostarr is described as a sci-fi shooter, with 3D graphics procedurally generated by High Voltage Software's Quantum3 game engine, allowing the game's 50 levels to be stored within the 40 megabyte size limit imposed by Nintendo.

Players can choose between motion controls using only the Wii Remote, or analog stick and button controls with both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Up to four players control spaceships as they travel through "a twisting, turning techno-plasma canal in space," the goal being to collect enough energy "to penetrate an alien portal and warp to the next conduit." Not collecting enough energy, which comes in the form of points, will result in the player's ship being destroyed. Points multiply and accumulate when the player avoids enemy fire in addition to shooting down enemy spacecraft, and there are bonuses awarded when for accomplishing "intra-level achievements."

A variety of weapons and power-ups can be found throughout the game. Defensive power-ups have a wide range of effects, such as providing temporary invincibility or slowing down enemies. Player ships also come equipped with a grapple gun, which allows the player to pick up distant power-ups more quickly. Unique for a scrolling shooter game, all power-ups can be targeted, shot, and bounced off the sides of a level, making them more difficult to acquire for other players.

Features

50 levels of intense action.

High-speed bonus levels.

Mayhem for up to four players.

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