Baryon

About

Baryon is a vertical shooter that tasks you with blasting through waves of enemies. Choose between two ships each with distinct weapons and upgrade your arsenal with homing or power missiles bombs and shields. The straightforward action focuses on quick reflexes and managing your limited upgrades as you progress through increasingly tough stages. Released in 1995 the game ran on a smooth graphical engine for its time with colorful sprites and fluid animations. Its digital soundtrack is brief but energetic matching the fast paced combat. While the campaign is short the mix of ship abilities and enemy patterns keeps each run feeling fresh. Players looking for no frills shoot em up action might find this a nostalgic pick.