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Broforce – Review (Push Square)

If there’s one thing that the United States has primarily contributed toward the betterment of society, there’s no shadow of a doubt that it’s 80s and 90s action flicks. Filled to the brim with fearless heroes killing innumerable amounts of communist fascists, terrorist scum, and extra-terrestrial threats, few can resist…

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We Are Doomed – Review (Push Square)

If you were to take Geometry Wars and TxK and produce a hybrid of them, you would most certainly end up with We Are Doomed. This twin-stick arcade shooter is another classic example of the ‘easy to learn, hard to master’ gameplay philosophy, and it’s accompanied by explosive graphics, techno…

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Q*Bert Rebooted – Review (Push Square)

It’s easy to name the quintessential arcade games of the 80s, like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Space Invaders – after all, these are timeless titles that still carry pop culture sway today. However, one of the heavy hitters that’s somewhat faded into history is Q*Bert, an isometric puzzle platformer that rivalled…

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Gunslugs – Review (Push Square)

  Gunslugs offers the promptest path to a dose of explosive Rambo-esque action on the PlayStation Store. When you first boot up this 2D side-scrolling shooter, you’ll be greeted to an electrifying arcade song and the image of an 8-bit inspired military agent decked out in a facemask. A dead…

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TxK – Review (Push Square)

You could look at TxK and pass it off as a simple indie game that harks back to the arcade shooter days of old. However, dismissing it as such would not account for the history and significance behind it. Jeff Minter, the game’s creator, has been in the industry since…

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