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Dezatopia review
Every Great Shooter Needs a Hook Nearly all revered shoot ‘em ups have at least one signature mechanic. Defender’s bi-directionally…
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Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha review
Psikyo=Colorful Art Kyoto Across the company’s thirteen-year lifespan, Psikyo cultivated a rich legacy. Although the Kyoto-based developer dabbled with erotic…
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Jamestown+ (Switch) review
History Class on Mild Hallucinogens Chances are, you might have heard of Sir Walter Raleigh’s attempts to colonize America. After…
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Ghost Blade HD review
Ghost Blade was originally released for the Dreamcast in 2015, more than a decade after SEGA’s console had departed from…
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Habroxia review
Consistently, new shoot ‘em ups arrive with marketing conspicuously mentioning inspiration drawn from yesteryear’s classic shooters. While titles like R-Type,…
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Azure Reflections (PC) review
With ports of Deathsmiles, DoDonPachi Resurrection, and Mushihimesama, PC owners are privy to a number of excellent danmaku (often referred to a ‘bullet hell’ games).…
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Raiden V: Director’s Cut (Switch) review
In the shoot-‘em-up pantheon, every prodigious title has a distinguishing play mechanic. R-Type is built around a fascinating risk/reward where players can…
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Pawarumi review
Any respectable shoot ‘em up needs at least one distinctive characteristic to succeed. Gratifyingly, the release of Manufacture 43’s Pawarumi…
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Rolling Gunner review
Let’s face it, we’re probably not going to see a new shoot ‘em up from CAVE Interactive. During the early…
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Horgihugh review
The shoot ‘em up is one of the foundation genres of gaming, pitting a solitary ship against a legion of…
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