PSYVARIAR DELTA (PLAYSTATION 4 PS4)

Psyvariar Delta combines the two original versions of Psyvariar with new content. All versions of the game feature Psyvariar's trademark systems: buzz and roll. The buzz rewards the player for grazing the edge of the balls, encouraging risky playstyles. The hum grants the player points as well as experience points, which allows the player's ship to rank up; ranking up increases the power of the ship and also grants access to some of the later levels in the game. When the player's ship ranks up, it also gains a special effect, such as temporary invincibility. Buzz combos stack over the course of a level, but reset to 0 when the player is hit by a bullet. Rolling allows the player to perform a barrel roll by rapidly pressing the joystick back and forth; while rolling, the player's ship moves at a different speed than normal and the fire is concentrated in a tighter pattern. Unlike the original arcade version, rolling can also be performed by holding down the rolling button. Also unique to Psyvariar is a branching level system. After each level, players are given several alternative options to choose from, leading to many possible routes through the game. Higher difficulty levels are only accessible if the player has reached a particular rank, so the game becomes longer as the player becomes more skilled.