Flowing Lights Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · June 25, 2021

Our Flowing Lights review shows off this Arcade Puzzle Shooter. Each fight is a puzzle. Attack and… Fail! …Think back… try again! Got it? Improve with each try, there is always a smarter way to win.

Flowing Lights Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
364.2MB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Puzzle Shmup gameplay.
Three difficulties – Easy, Normal, and hard.
Training options (make the game a bit easier) – Bumper and bullet time mode.
You can set the game to automatically retry a level if a certain rank hasn’t been achieved.
Can rebind controls and sensitivity sliders.
Full online leaderboards.
The game plays out where you navigate the terrain and have to avoid bullets and shoot the enemy. The levels are broken down into small zones and clearing one allows you to move on.
Cool Gimmick where your bullets follow the terrain and react like shooting angled shots or shots going up and over hills.
Instant restarts.
The puzzle part is working out the optimum route to kill all the enemies and how best to use the terrain for your shots.
Banging soundtrack.
Simple controls.
Saves after every zone.
Tutorial pop-ups before you play a zone.
New abilities and mechanics unlock as you play.
Gets very addictive.
Really unique game.
Shots- you have your standard Shmup bullets but then you have a more powerful bolt shot whereby you hold the button down and aim the shot then release to fire it.
Bullet hell aspect to it.
Combo counter.
With charged shots, you can see an aiming line to help.
Never played anything quite like it before.
Zones have ranks based on performance.
Can replay levels.
At any time you can bring up the menu and see a breakdown of your score by levels or the whole run of the game.
It’s a game all about learning patterns.