Posts Tagged ‘Run and Gun’
E3 2010: Hard Corps: Uprising channels Contra
The Arc System Works developed Hard Corp: Uprising may not sport the Contra name, but it’s filled with the action of Konami’s classic run-and-gunner.
Hard Corps: Uprising gets an action-packed trailer
Arc System Works’ and Konami’s Hard Corps: Uprising gets the video treatment.
Rush’n Attack: Ex-Patriot brings flag-waving and gun-toting to XBLA this Fall
The mid-’80s to early-’90s were a particularly interesting period in videogame history. We saw the introduction of the NES, SNES, Genesis, Neo Geo, and Gameboy –some of the most popular and influential consoles in history – – and masterpiece titles such as Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter II, and Outun. These consoles and games have [...]
Review: Metal Slug XX (PSP)
If you’re a fan of the Metal Slug series, then you know what it’s like to have all the odds stacked up against you. Whether it’s dodging zombie vomit or getting stuck in absurd crossfires, running with guns blazing into the impossible has never lost its appeal… until now. Metal Slug XX for the PSP [...]
Metal Slug XX brings more run and gun to your PSP
Atlus doesn’t know when to quit. Not satisfied spoiling us with hardcore ridiculousness like Demon’s Souls and tons upon tons of Shin Megami Tensei games, they deem Feb. 23 the time to bestow Metal Slug XX for PSP upon us. A port of Metal Slug 7 for DS, Metal Slug XX (pronounced “double-ex”) heralds the [...]
Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard Heading To Xbox on Xmas
What better way to celebrate the yuletide cheer than by severing undead heads? Press Start Studio, an independent game developer out of France, is bringing its Twin Blades : The Reaping Vanguard to the Xbox Live Arcade Indie Games platform on Christmas Day for just 240 MSP. Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard is a frantic [...]
Earthworm Jim Crawls Onto The iPhone and iPod touch
Fifteen years ago, David Perry, Tommy Tallarico, and Doug TenNapel created video game gold when they melded their magic to produce Shiny Entertainment’s Earthworm Jim, an instant classic of the 16-bit era that featured tight action, remarkable character designs, absurd humor, and an incredible soundtrack. Although the sequels didn’t quite live up to the original’s [...]
Capsized: New Physics-Based Shooter Coming to Steam and XBLA
Alientrap Software, developers of the freeware first-person shooter Nexuiz, has taken the wraps of its next project, Capsized, which is slated for Steam and XBLA releases in 2010. Not much is known about the game other than the fact that Capsized is a run-and-gun shooter that utilizes physics based gameplay. As you can see in [...]
Review: Contra (NES)
Nowadays, when folks think of Konami, their minds invariably drift to the wild and wacky adventures of one Solid Snake, as he stealthily makes mincemeat of all manner of sci-fi/supernatural/G.I. Joe-level paramilitary freaks. But if you were to hop into the Way Back Machine and touchdown in the late ’80s/early ’90s the Konami name was [...]
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