Vortex Attack EX

Vortex Attack EX is an arcade space game in which you pilot ships to destroy vortices across the galaxies. In its story, alien war machines emerge from a vortex near colony Vehar-12, and eighteen colonies have fallen in just over 20 Eartho-days. The machines are now approaching Earthos, the largest colony. A captured war machine reveals that Lumergy, the energy used to create vortices, can also collapse them. You use a modified ship to collect Lumergy and destroy the vortices and the swarms within them.

Destroy the vortices

Each level centers on a vortex that grows as it sends increasingly large waves of enemies at you. Some vortices take several stages to destroy. When you reach a level where one can be destroyed completely, it unleashes its most dangerous swarm.

Destroy enemies to collect energy. Each vortex has a blue sphere representing your level and a red sphere representing the vortex. When your energy reaches the vortex, the blue sphere shrinks the black hole, while the black hole continues to grow and stretch the blue sphere. The level ends when the blue sphere makes the red one disappear or the red sphere reaches its maximum size.

Ships and play modes

You can choose from 11 ship models, with more ships unlockable through play. Each ship can be upgraded through four levels, and the game includes individual upgrades. Up to three players can play together locally, with gameplay designed for multiplayer.

Levels and settings

The game has hundreds of levels featuring the Vortex System, bosses and bonuses. You can play across two dimensions, Metal and Neon, which affect the difficulty and number of levels, and choose from four difficulty levels. There are also 16 unlockable visual filters, including Arcade, Phosphor CRT, VHS, B&W, Vintage and Lomo colours. Online leaderboards let you compare scores.