The new ships add more variety for play styles. Each one is well thought-out but not overpowered. I love playing this game with 2 or more bro's so this DLC makes 4 player even better.

Adding to the very solid Jamestown is the Gunpowder Treason and Plot DLC. It affords you 4 additional ships, each with a unique play style that feels neither overdone or a rehash of one of the already existing ships. Definitely worth the price, especially if one is looking to play the levels or challenge modes from a different perspective and strategy. I feel that it wasn't perfect only because I feel like there should have been a ship with some sort of directional shield that was controlled like the original gunner ship, emulating an R-Type gameplay mechanic. The eighth and final ship, Fortune, while being intrinsically unique, feels like a uninspired, throwaway ship, especially for the price of it in-game. However, that is only a small mar on the face of an otherwise solid purchase. Get with the buyin', already!

Jamestown is a great little shmup. The addition of 4 new ships from this add-on provides new ways to play the game and new strategies to use to get through the levels. Each new ship is as fun to use as the original 4 and some of them I feel are even more fun than some of the original.

Even though it adds nothing but the new ships, this add-on is worth it for any fan of Jamestown.

If you enjoy Jamestown (and it is an awesome little shmup) then this add-on is recommended, well worth picking up. The new ships are all a lot of fun to play and offer some interesting new tactics, particularly for the bosses on the higher difficulty levels.

This is Steamworks so if you bought the base game there, as I did, then you just activate the license code on Steam to add it to the game.

Despite adding nothing but new ships, its a very welcoming addon. Some include unique attacks such as placing an attacking ghost, others are variations of the vanilla ships like gunpowder (reminds charge), but all of them play interesting and useful roles during the game. If this dlc came up with at least a new map based on the new characters it would be perfect. Make sure you have some ducats to unlock them!