DRAINUS Direct Download
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which the player takes control of the “Drainus”, a ship that can absorb energy bullets, to take down the countless enemy ships zipping through space. Energy absorbed can be used to enhance the ship’s functions, such as adding new weapons. The Planet Halpax is located in the far reaches of space, suffering from the oppressive rule of the Kharlal Empire. One of the slaves residing there is battling an illness. He must return home to the faraway planet of Earth to be cured of the disease, known as “Planetary Compatibility Disorder”.His daughter, also a slave, is both devastated by her father’s illness and helpless to do anything about it. At that moment, a humanoid named Ghenie, who looks strangely like a frog, appears and says, “I have come from 50 years in the future. A galactic war is about to break out, in which more than 5000 planets will be annihilated by the Kharlal Empire. I have come to this time period to stop that war and the oppressive rule of the Kharlal Empire. I need your help.” Why me? What can I do? Irina had no idea what was going on, but her father’s illness was worsening by the minute. With no time to hesitate and nowhere else to turn, she takes Gehnie’s green hand and sets off… Now she has begun her journey into a universe filled with the armies of the Kharlal Empire, and her quest to reach her distant home planet while taking the Empire down once and for all.
It’s not often I get to enjoy the shoot ’em up (shmup) genre due to the high skill ceiling I can’t breach, or from being so intense with the bullet count that it feels like I’m playing a puzzle game instead. Drainus ends up being not only a solid game but also a reliable teacher, with the difficulty curve being manageable even with my lack of skill while offering opportunities to crank up the difficulty. The story may be flatter than a sheet of office paper, but that can be overlooked when the game is fun and replayable. The main gimmick of Drainus is absorbing most projectiles, lasers and so on using a defensive measure, which then results in firing tracking projectiles back at the enemy. The more you absorb, the more potent the counter-attack will be. The catch however is that while doing so, you’re not able to fire your regular weapons (save for a purchasable exception), and it can’t be done indefinitely since there’s a meter that rapidly drains when not actively absorbing anything. Counter-attacking with a strong charge will result in a brief window of invincibility, so chaining charges to avoid or deal damage becomes a frequent tactic. Colliding with objects, walls and bullets highlighted red can’t be absorbed, so you still need to keep your eyes peeled and not rely on this measure to get you out of every situation.
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It wouldn’t be a shmup if there weren’t an array of projectiles of your own to throw around, and Drainus allows customization of your arsenal by way of purchases. Destroying enemies fills up tanks that, once full, can be spent on different weaponry or upgrades to your ship during or after levels and swapped on the fly. However, your available slots are limited: One slot for a super bomb, up to five for your primary attacks, etc. Sticking with the same loadout from start to finish can work but isn’t advisable since cramped sections, enemy patterns and firing from behind are challenges to consider, not just to keep the pressure on with damage but also to get more tanks for further upgrades. Drainus is an accessible shmup between its difficulty options and ship levels doubling as your health. Each level lets you use the next weapon in your primary loadout through a power-up. For example, level one is your primary pea shooter, level two adds a narrow laser, level three adds missiles, and so on. Taking damage lowers your level, and by extension, the amount of damage dealt until another power-up is obtained. You might think effectively having multiple hits that can be replenished along with a shield makes the game too easy, and that may be the case on easy mode. On normal and above, however, the amount of incoming projectiles increases and it’s easy to get complacent with how survivable you are. I’d take a hit, panic and take more hits in the process.
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System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or higher
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Open GL compliant video card
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Click the Download Here button above and you should be redirected to GamesDatabase.
- Wait 5 seconds and click on the grey ‘download now’ button. Now let the download begin and wait for it to finish.
- Once the game is done downloading, right click the .zip file and click on “Extract to” (To do this you must have 7-Zip or winrar, which you can get here).
- Double click inside the DRAINUS folder and run the exe application.
- Thats all, enjoy the game! Make sure to run the game as administrator and if you get any missing dll errors, look for a file named All In One Runtimes.exe run this and install it.
