{"id":7055755,"date":"2026-09-03T10:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/gaming-with-children-apidya-special-switch-1-2-ps5-xbox-x-s-pc\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:39:32","slug":"gaming-with-children-apidya-special-switch-1-2-ps5-xbox-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7055755","title":{"rendered":"Gaming with Children \u00bb Apidya\u2019 Special (Switch 1 & 2, PS5, Xbox X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"\"<\/a>In this 2D side scrolling shooter, you play as a bug as you shoot down enemy insects in giant themed areas.\u00a0 Reminds me a little bit of Insector-X.\u00a0 Originally an Amiga shooter, now you can play it on most modern consoles (reviewed on Switch 2 here), with added features.<\/p>\n

In the game, you can move in all directions and hold a button to rapid fire.\u00a0 When you collect flowers, you can power-up your ship.\u00a0 There is also a bar on the bottom of the screen that goes to different power-ups as you collect flowers.\u00a0 You can then press another button to pick that power-up similar to Gradius.\u00a0 Or at least I THINK that\u2019s how it works.\u00a0 You also get power ups as you collect those flowers automatically and the game doesn\u2019t really explain why, so it\u2019s not clear to me.\u00a0 You\u2019ll travel to bug\u2019s eye view worlds like grassy flower fields, a pond, and a sewer pipe.\u00a0 You can also switch between modern graphics and the original Amiga ones on the fly, which is neat.<\/p>\n

One thing I do like in the options screen is that you can choose to keep your power-ups after you die or not, and choose to either start where you left off or at a checkpoint when you get hit.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t seen another shooter give you that option before.\u00a0 Unfortunately this game is super hard, even on the easiest setting, and you only get one hit before you die. And the colorful graphics make it hard to see enemies and bullets. \u00a0Because of that I lost interest in this one pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

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Apidya\u2019 Special is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 Insects just explode when defeated.\u00a0 But one boss in the sewer is a dead rat with maggots coming out of it as the rat\u2019s flesh rots and becomes bones.\u00a0 And in the beginning story, a woman has a bloody face after being attacked by mutant bugs.\u00a0 So a little more than just mild violence if you ask me.\u00a0 Because of this and the high challenge level, I\u2019d say this one is best for older gamers only.<\/p>\n

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