Sine Mora

Digital Reality

Rank: #1 / 6
Released: 2012
Studio: Digital Reality
Genre: action game

At a glance

Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot’em up from Digital Reality, released in 2012. Time is central to its challenge: time-extension mechanics and other time-manipulating devices shape play across seven stages. Its Story Mode presents an over-the-top narrative and is tailored to welcome newcomers, while Arcade Mode offers multiple difficulty levels, deep scoring and a hidden ranking system for players seeking a tougher challenge. More than 50 weapon combinations let players approach each stage in different ways, with difficulty scaling to player skill. The soundtrack was composed by Akira Yamaoka, and the boss designs are by Mahiro Maeda. On Steam, Sine Mora is a single-player action and indie game with achievements, full controller support, Steam Cloud, leaderboards, Remote Play on TV and Family Sharing. The Steam release is for Windows; listed platforms also include PlayStation Vita, Tomahawk F1 and PlayStation 3.

Who it is for

It suits shoot’em up players who want both a story-led introduction and an Arcade Mode with scoring and multiple difficulty levels. Time-based mechanics and varied weapon combinations are central attractions.

What is good

Story Mode is tailored for newcomers.
Arcade Mode has multiple difficulty levels.
More than 50 weapon combinations.
Seven stages with scaling difficulty.
Full controller support and Steam Cloud.

What to know first

Steam release is listed for Windows only.
No multiplayer mode is listed.

Verdict

Sine Mora pairs a time-focused shooter with a newcomer-friendly Story Mode and a more demanding Arcade Mode. Its many weapon combinations and scoring options give genre fans different ways to approach the stages.