“There’s been a growing trend in indie games lately that I am a complete sucker for: animals causing problems.” Enter Squirrel With A Gun.
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Online issues and segmented modes bring down a highly customizable and lore-accurate xenos-purging spectacle of good ol’ Gothic grimdark gore.
Gear up your party and build some turrets to fight your way through an Endless Dungeon, successor to Dungeon of the Endless.
The fast, overstimulating action of Raiden III returns with the Mikado Maniax Remix, propelling this legendary shmup onto PC and console.
A critique of the gore-spattered boomer shooter Boltgun from the grimdark Warhammer 40K universe that harkens back to the golden age of FPS.
The Day of Infamy takes the stage with Medal of Honor: Rising Sun in remembrance of Hawaii’s history and World War II.
When life gives you golden opportunities, make a golden gun. A review of Alyse Knorr’s GoldenEye 007: 00 Agent Edition (Boss Fight Books).
R-Type Final 3 Evolved represents a shmup renaissance calling back to the long legacy of one of gaming’s most beloved shoot em icons.
Resident Evil 6, though critically maligned, is polished and enjoyable as a budget handheld title on the Nintendo Switch.
Swordship thrives on short bursts of fast-paced gameplay, riffing on the arcade shooters of a neon yesteryear.
Impaler is more than the sum of its familiar parts, equally an experience more than worthy of its affordable entrance fee.
The sixth installment of the Touhou Project, Touhou 6 is a challenging game for players who seek a tense experience from their shooters.
If you are looking for a fast and challenging solo experience, then Scathe can offer a couple hours of enjoyment.
The Pixels takes a look at the Obsidian sci-fi throwback, The Outer Worlds. Is it worth playing on Nintendo Switch?
DayZ creates an addictive gameplay loop that can have you surviving pretty much any way you like in this zombie survival game.
Neon White combines first-person shooting and puzzle-platforming in a stylish, fast-paced, anime tropey gameplay experience.
Dragon Spirit discards military planes and sci-fi jets for high fantasy hydras, dragons, and drakes in this NES vertical shmup.
Jupiter Hell is more than a DOOM clone, combining the infernal energy of the classic shooter and turn-based roguelike gameplay.
Super Star Wars was widely praised in its time and has since developed a reputation for brutality, but what makes it so hard?
GoNNER 2 is a rogue-like sequel to die for: adding more zaniness, more surreal visuals, and even local multiplayer to Ikk’s underworld adventures.
Soldier Blade, the first TurboGrafx-16 game I’ve ever beaten. How did it compare to other TG-16 mini titles and other shmups like it?
Panzer Dragoon: Remake couldn’t quite stick its landing at launch but since then, it’s received some meaningful updates polishing the iconic classic.
The Teal Time Mage finishes his online classes at Yavin IV with his review of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy!
Space Harrier cruises onto the Nintendo Switch, bringing fond memories with it! Welcome to the Fantasy Zone! Get ready!
How many non-Final Fantasy games can you name that were published by Square, developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and composed by Nobuo Uematsu?
Death at the gates again, howling my name.
Can’t greet you today, I’ve a war to win.
-BJ Blazkowicz
He stood there for a moment looking around the silent room, shaking his head slowly. All these books, he thought, the residue of a planet’s intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing.
― Richard Matheson, I Am Legend
Where modernism was about objectivity, postmodernism was about subjectivity. Where modernism sought a single truth, postmodernism sought the multiplicity of truths.
-Miguel Syjuco
Vectrex, Tim Skelly, and Armor Attack may not mean a whole lot to many millions today but learning more about this era of gaming with its ghostly vector lines can be fun.
