Author: Will Freeman

The most refined, purebred 2D shooter there is returns, perfectly preserved and bolstered by a range of alternate versions old and new, and a bounty of customisation options. It absolutely feels that M2’s ShotTriggers series has been building up to this moment. The Japanese developer and publishing house has, over its long history,…

[ad_1] A quartet of classic arcade shooters from a genre powerhouse get a decent modernisation, capturing the moment the genre strutted towards bullet hell. Toaplan’s ten years making games left a tremendous legacy. Following a run of defining 2D shooters, the team ushered in the bullet hell era with 1993’s triumphant Batsugun. After Toaplan…

[ad_1] A bullet hell barrage that wants you to be a better player, Gunvein brings a confident blend of thoughtful elegance and unyielding intensity. From the opening tutorials on, it is strikingly apparent that NGDEV’s latest 2D shooter is set on making an expert player out of you. Let’s be clear – Gunvein…

[ad_1] Imperfect, unkind, and rough round the edges, Session captures more of real skateboarding than almost any game that has come before. Skateboarding is hard. Really damn hard. The journey to mastery is one counted in years – or even decades. Landing a kickflip while moving along? Sure, today there are wildly more…

[ad_1] You could forgive the team at Platinum if they built their debut in the 2D shooter genre from the conventions of bullet hell. The style made famous by Toaplan, Cave and their peers, after all, is often projected as the genre’s higher form, with its preference for excess commonly dazzling players, collectors and press…