Super Hydorah

The old-school gameplay has been compared to Gradius and other classic side-scrolling shooters. The player controls the ship on a side-scrolling plane and can choose between several weapon classes that are divided into main, secondary and special weapon. Each level has a mid-boss and final boss. The game also has 3 game modes, including single-player, co-op multiplayer, and a robot control spin-off.

In Super Hydorah, the player will face hordes of Meroptians, the bio-mechanical creatures set in a ruthless war of conquest over the Omnios star. As the lone space pilot Delta Lance, the player will fight to defeat the evil of Hydorah that threatens the universe.

Both the developer and composer of the game reside in Andalusia, Spain. The development of the original game Hydorah took two and a half years, and was released for Microsoft Windows on June 3, 2010. The game's original soundtrack was composed by Gryzor87 and resembles that of 16-bit titles, and influenced by Konami classic games, the TV series Ulysses 31, and rock bands such as Camel, Judas Priest, and Symphony X.

Locomalito and Abylight Studios announced the development of Super Hydorah, a new edition of the original Hydorah game. This is part of the agreement between the said developer and publisher to bring gaming titles, including Hydorah, to consoles.

Super Hydorah received positive reviews, with an aggregate score of 82/100 on Metacritic.

Tim W. of Indiegames.com called the original Hydorah a "gem of a game" that would "more than delight" SHMUP fans, but criticized the lack of a difficulty setting.