''Heavy Bullets'' is a

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developed by

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-based indie developer Terri Vellmann and published by

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. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and

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on 18 September 2014.

Gameplay

''Heavy Bullets'' is a

. The player character is armed with a pistol and a low amount of ammunition which can be retrieved upon firing. The player's objective is to battle through 8 levels and reset a security mainframe. Levels are

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. Killing enemies rewards the player with money which can be used to purchase usable and passive items. Upon death the player will not

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, a new play-through must be started. Money can be deposited in a bank and will carry over to the next play-through, the player can also purchase insurance to save money and items if they die.

Development

Vellman originally began working on the title as part of a

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. The game uses the

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. Music and sound was composed by American rapper

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. An early access build of the game launched on Steam on 15 May 2014. The full version of the game was released on 18 September 2014.

Reception

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and GameRankings assigned scores of 72/100 and 74% respectively.

References

External links

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