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here was a time when I craved that sweet hit of adrenaline that only an arcade side-scrolling beat-em-up could give you. Countless foes slapped, kicked, punched or thwacked on my relentless quest to ‘go right’ or sometimes ‘go left’. Endless classics...

Confession time – I bought Anthem, and enjoyed it enough for that first month to feel I got my money’s worth. I won’t pretend it was a flawless experience, as there are clearly problems right down to its foundations that need to be reworked. But the...

This makes me feel old. The burst of nostalgia for flick-scrolling dungeon exploration, with random enemy encounters, map drawn as you go… and amplified with the name of the Wizardry series attached. The (re) announcement of Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost...

When reviewing a game, I like to look at what that game offers on its own merits. But before I can discuss what Gunlord X is, I think we need to address the elephant in the room. That elephant’s name is Turrican.
Gunlord X does not feel simply like a run-and-gun platform shooter from the same mould as Turrican; it feels like a “what if…?” scenario – “what if there was a new Turrican game?” As our hero explores the levels, rolling into a ball, releasing surround...