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Incubus Pulsum: hammer bugs to a rock beat - Time Waster
by Lee Mathews Dec 17th 2008
Think of Incubus Pulsum as Whac-a-Mole meets Centipede meets Guitar Hero.
In case that really doesn't clarify anything for you, it's a rhythm game that pits you against legions of invading bugs. To defend yourself, you've got to smash the little buggers with the only weapon you've got - a wooden mallet.
The game's background music is pure power rock in the mold of songs like Dragonforce's Storming the Burning Fields. Successfully crush oncoming enemies and the volume ramps up - misfire and it fades away.
The controls are simple enough. Use the directional arrows to aim your mallet and press a to strike. You'll be attacked from 8 directions, though. Mashing two buttons at the same time will aim diagonally. If you're attacked simultaneously from the left and right, hold down both keys and you'll strike both ways at once.
It can get a little frustrating, but then, what good Time Waster doesn't?
In case that really doesn't clarify anything for you, it's a rhythm game that pits you against legions of invading bugs. To defend yourself, you've got to smash the little buggers with the only weapon you've got - a wooden mallet.
The game's background music is pure power rock in the mold of songs like Dragonforce's Storming the Burning Fields. Successfully crush oncoming enemies and the volume ramps up - misfire and it fades away.
The controls are simple enough. Use the directional arrows to aim your mallet and press a to strike. You'll be attacked from 8 directions, though. Mashing two buttons at the same time will aim diagonally. If you're attacked simultaneously from the left and right, hold down both keys and you'll strike both ways at once.
It can get a little frustrating, but then, what good Time Waster doesn't?
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