Orion Haste / Easy Platinum Trophy Achievement / You Can Win in 30 Minutes / All Clear Trophy Achievement

(AETHRA) Landing Site /Level1/

1:00 Landing Site trick jump /Find and perform the trick jump in the Landing Site level./
1:59 Cat instincts /Have 9 lives./
2:06 High-tech bubble /Collect the shield powerup./
3:16 Lightweight, baby! /Carry all 4 weapons simultaneously./
4:23 All Clear (Begin) / Kill all biological enemies in the Landing Site level. /
8:23 All Clear (End) /Kill all biological enemies in the Landing Site level./
8:28 Alive and kicking (Begin) /Defeat the first boss in the game./
9:09 Alive and kicking (End) /Defeat the first boss in the game./

(AETHRA) Refinery /Level2/

9:21 Triple-A (Begin) /Destroy all drones while riding a bike in the refinery level./
12:27 Triple-A (End) /Destroy all drones while riding a bike in the refinery level./
11:43 Subsonic ride (Begin) /Defeat a boss while riding a bike./
13:15 Subsonic ride (End) /Defeat a boss while riding a bike./
13:21 A groovy pink man (Begin part 1) /Find and talk to the grooviest guy in the Refinery level./
15:02 A groovy pink man (Begin part 2) /Find and talk to the grooviest guy in the Refinery level./
15:45 A groovy pink man (End) /Find and talk to the grooviest guy in the Refinery level./
17:49 Refinery trick jump /Find and perform the trick jump in the Refinery level./

(AETHRA) Main Facility /Level3/

22:29 Handyman /Use a weapon as a tool/
26:08 Main Facility trick jump /Find and perform the trick jump in the Main Facility level./
26:19 Platinum Orion /Get all other trophies./

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Orion Haste comes from the run and gun side of Contra inspired titles. You start out each level with one gun but pick up three others along the way. They have different reload and damage stats but interestingly the lightning gun can charge up elevators and start up mechanisms. Its a nice idea that is nodded to but never really fully integrated into the game. That is probably because Orion Haste much prefers piling on the pressure of respawning enemies if you don’t move on. As you scroll through the platforming levels, you’ll reach doors or areas where enemies will constantly spawn until you can kill them and get far enough away from the door that it vanishes from the level. This is a game where you cannot go backwards so once things are off screen, they are gone forever although that rule takes longer for enemy spawning to apply than it does the player getting pickups for example.

A lot of the running and gunning involves ducking on the floor to shoot enemies. You have six axis of shot aiming which is finickity to do on the run so Orion Haste lets you handily stand still with a button hold to aim and shoot. There’s no ammo to speak of but enemies shoot back quickly so you’ll stand, stood and then run to get the best out of the game.

Where Orion Haste works best is that it does switch up level design by including vehicle levels. On these you race down endless roads on a bike shooting other enemies driving or floating onto the screen. It is a welcome throwback to old school arcade shooters and when combined with a few jumps over obstacles, it makes for short bursts of fun. The platforming sometimes feels a bit too wooden though, as if the hitbox detection for ledges is slightly wider than the graphics, making you slide clumsily down a wall to your death a little too often. Bosses are interesting though. They come with multiple forms and are a definite highlight of the game. They are fast and require you to switch weapons to get the best fire rate in at the short intervals when the boss is open for damage. They can be a challenge but they are an enjoyable one.

FEATURES:
* Run & gun combat gameplay
* 7 challenging levels
* Retro game aesthetic
* Epic boss battles
* Speed run mode

Developers: Viridino Studios, Ratalaika Games S.L., Forsteri Studios
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One
Genres: Platform game, Shooter Video Game
Initial release date: March 15, 2024
Publisher: Ratalaika Games S.L.

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