I have been working on a vertical 2D shooter named European Hero with a friend of mine and I can say it is finally done. 8)
You can download the game directly from www.europeanhero.com.
The game requires JAVA 1.4.1+ and currently only runs on Windows(sorry.)
The controls are:
Q = shoot
W = shield
A = toggle items
S = use item
We would love to get some feedback on the game. :
Thanks,
Chris