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Space Blast is a vertical scrolling arcade space shooter in the tradition of Galaga and Space Invaders. You control a spacecraft at the bottom of the screen, shooting upward at descending enemy formations. Enemies fly in pre-choreographed wave patterns — straight descents, diagonal sweeps, and tight formation groups that split on approach. Understanding each wave's movement pattern is as important as having fast reflexes for dodging their return fire.

The weapon upgrade system is the progression engine. Enemy ships drop power-up capsules that upgrade your primary weapon through a chain: single shot → spread shot → triple shot → laser beam → homing missiles. Each upgrade significantly changes how you approach enemy formations — spread shot handles wide formations; laser beam pierces through vertical lines of enemies. Losing a ship after collecting upgrades typically drops you back one tier, making preservation of your ship an ongoing strategic concern.

Boss encounters appear at the end of every few waves. Bosses have multiple hitboxes — attacking the core scores maximum damage, while wing sections absorb fire without dying. Most bosses have a visible 'tell' before attacking — a brief charge-up animation before firing a burst or sweep attack. Learning to read these tells and repositioning before the attack rather than reacting during it is the difference between clean boss clears and damage-heavy ones.

Space Blast captures the classic arcade shooter feel faithfully — the bullet patterns are readable, the difficulty escalation is honest, and the power-up chain gives each upgrade tier a moment of satisfaction. It doesn't reinvent the genre but executes the formula well, and the immediate accessibility (no tutorial needed for genre veterans) makes it an efficient choice when you want a shooting game without onboarding friction.