Game of the Day - Valtric

 Valtric is a gem that nobody should miss.  It's a quasi-old school game with a look a little like a cross between Xevious and Viewpoint.  It's a vertical scrolling shooter however you can travel and shoot in any direction.  Power-ups are very important in this game.  When you start, pressing the fire button shoots a bullet in the direction you are facing but also simultaneously fires a bomb/missile straight up the screen (vertically) from where you are (a cross-hair shows where it is aiming at all times).  When these bombs hit gun turrets or question marks or other stuff, they turn into power-ups.  Some are colors that power-up you or your shots.  Some are satellites that attach to your vehicle and add to your firepower.  What's cool is that the satellites attach right where you touch them with your vehicle.  So you can have all kinds of weird fire configurations.

The enemies are relentless.  They have lots of different looks and fire bullets and missiles at you.  Some of the missiles are guided and chase you all around.  There's is not a moment to breathe.

I like the graphics a lot.  While they are simple, they are very crisp and effective.  Valtric is among my Top 5 of the 50 or so GOTDs I've profiled so far.