We previously covered the rather smart Shmup-Dev competition, and now word is through (in the form of an 'official' press release!) of the overall winners.

As is explained of the top titles: "Prototype, an R-Type clone claimed the first prize. Next we have Funky Space, which is somewhat like defender as far as the scrolling goes, but it comes with crazy power-ups!! Then at the third place we have subsurface, an undersea adventure loaded with 3D graphics and awesome particle effects!"

The article concludes: "You can go through the list and see games with amazing graphics and detail all the way down the ranks. With great titles competing for the first prize, it's a great time playing each one of them!" And they're all free to download, too - bonus.