Looking ahead into the actual gameplay it's a side-scrolling with a slight touch of manic. You have three weapons at your disposal. The first is the standard regular fire that powers up two times(Every time thereafter scores you a 10,000 point bonus), a smartbomb(Which looks really cool), and probably the most interesting of the bunch of is a special(Goes by the gauge at the bottom of the screen. What this special does is after you hit the "C" key it turns the entire background black and slows all of the enemies and their attacks down like bullet-time in the Matrix movies. It's a cool effect and is useful for dodging enemy fire. The only real downpoint is that for a half second after you hit the button the screen flashes white..this can become quite disconcerting.
I say this must be a demo because all you seem to get is one stage, after that it kicks you straight back to Windows. It's a nice stage and the gameplay is solid so I can expect much from a full version if and when it becomes available. A great piece of work so far and I hope to see more of it.
Preview Shot
Review
Dead Air is a pretty good little demo(At least I think it is). Story is of course non-existent as well as any sort of options. You hit start and just like that you're off. First off the graphics are quite impressive. Granted there is little animation but they are in 3D and are quite nice with some great effects work.
Tips
Interestingly enough you can't use a bomb and the slowdown effect at the same time. For the boss I'd recommend just using the bombs though unless you have a solid footing on the slowdown technique.
Highest Score
Not only do you get unlimited continues but you also get to keep your score even after you continue. And speaking of..I forgot what mine was when I finished the demo.
Replays
No replays to save.
Final Score: 7.5 out of 10