Play this: ‘GL Invasion,’ a shoot ‘em up exercise in frustration built with WebGL

Android — 15 July 2012

GL Invasion screencap

If you’re the type of gamer with a penchant for frustration, GL Invasion should be right up your alley. Programmed using WebGL technologies by Jordi Ros (with graphics by Victor Royo), it’s a bullet-hell shoot ‘em up title that you can start playing right now in your browser of choice. With three defenses to choose from — plasma, laser, and shock — your sole task is to survive a constant bombardment of enemy firepower, a task we failed at rather miserably during our initial playthroughs. Make no mistake: it won’t be an easy mission, and if you’ve been known to break a controller or two (perhaps a keyboard and mouse in this instance) you may want to avoid the stress altogether. Either way, the duo have crafted a nice, simple example…

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