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= Blink:Rogues =

Blink: Rogues is a Top-Down Action Shoot 'em up video game released in 2020 by Fox Dive Studio.

Gameplay
Rather than the traditional shmups, which have a single lane of enemies, Blink: Rogues adds a second lane (for a split-screen approach similar to Twinkle Star Sprites and Rival Megagun) and a couple of twists:


 * the player ships can "blink" (jump from one lane to the other)
 * the player ships can "flip" (so they also shoot backwards/downwards as opposed to the classic shooting forwards/upwards)
 * the game focuses on PvP interaction and rewards aggressive play - "fragging" the opposing player (besides the neutral enemy ships) in order to get more power-ups and scoring opportunities
 * there is no permadeath as the players have an infinite number of lives, but respawn has a cooldown that generally means missing on scoring opportunities
 * there is a small selection of weapons and limited ammunition, which adds a layer of resource management
 * chaining kills without receiving damage increases the player's score multiplier, whereas receiving damage decreases the score multiplier . Riskyer areas like the center of the screen also increase the player's score multiplier while the player is there.

Single Player campaign
The single player campaign follows the story of rogue ace pilot Lucius Ahala being employed by the mysterious VOID across 10 increasingly difficult missions.

Each mission generally takes between 3 and 4 minutes, and the objective is to kill as many of the enemy ships. The player is rewarded 1, 2 or 3 stars for destroying 50%, 75% and 100% of the enemy ships respectively. Players need a certain amount of stars in order to unlock further missions.

During the campaign the players will also unlock Special Powers, powerful but short bonuses that activate when the player blinks from one lane to the other.

Once the player completes the 10 missions, Survival mode is unlocked - the player will play all the missions missions back-to back, without pause, and with only one life, in order to obtain the highest score

Multiplayer
Blink:Rogues comes with local multiplayer where at least two players are required to be in the same room in order to play a match. The players can play PvP or coop matches

PvP matches
In the PvP mathces, the players compete to have the highest score at the end of the match - typically 3 or 5 minutes.

These matches can be skirmishes - instant action with limited configuration upfront, or up to 8 players can enroll in a tournament. The tournaments are configurable (bracket or league system, match duration, modifiers) and all matches are played sequentially.

During a PvP match the runner-up player has an increased score multiplier, and it is not uncommon for the score lead to pass between the players multiple times.

Coop matches
The players receive asymmetrical roles (e.g. only one player can pick up repair power ups for both, whereas only the other can pick up ammunition for both).

Each enemy ship that enters and then leaves the screen will cause a small amount of damage to both players, so they need to kill as many as possible. The waves of ships are increasingly difficult, and the mission ends when the players collectively die three times.