Buy it if you like
- Difficulty: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Linux compatibility: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 983 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
These games promise difficulty and excitement, and the delightful charm of '80s pixel graphics and chiptunes, for a low sale price and system requirements.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Actually clearing bosses and stages after the grind is a real joy.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics - 4/5 - The cutscenes are decent, but the sprite animations are boring.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sprite art is detailed and thematically consistent—equal parts Fist of the North Star and Metal Storm—and the soundtrack could pass for a lost Famicom chip-tune LP.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The unironically cool and well detailed cutscenes actually tell a decent story ala Ninja Gaiden, another old fashioned NES gut-puncher it has a lot in common with.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall I was completely satisfied with everything, well, maybe more sub weapons would be great, like grenades + 4 more sub weapons.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Difficulty95 reviews
Gameplay87 reviews
Graphics65 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Story32 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface86% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls57% still recommend
Linux compatibility0% still recommend
Bugs60% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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