Game Reviews7.7/10
Blazing Chrome Review: A Sharp, Honest Run-and-Gun Tribute
Blazing Chrome review: JoyMasher's Contra-style run-and-gun with one-hit deaths, four weapons and couch co-op, scored 7.7/10.
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Tag: run and gun
Game Reviews7.3/10
My Friend Pedro’s slow-motion gunplay still lands seven years on
My Friend Pedro review: a violent ballet of split aim, slow-mo and ricochets, plus the family twist that reframes every kill. Score: 7.3/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Metal Slug 3 Review: The Branching Paths and Prisoner Tally That Still Define SNK’s Run-and-Gun
Metal Slug 3 review: SNK's 2000 run-and-gun classic, its branching paths, prisoner tally, destructible scenery and dot-pixel art, scored 8.2 of 10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Huntdown’s Cyberpunk Bounty Hunters Still Earn Their Paychecks Six Years On
Huntdown review: Easy Trigger's grimy arcade run-and-gun bounty shooter, its three hunters, four gangs and Shimamoto betrayal, scored 8.2 of 10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Cuphead Review: A Hard, Fair, Beautifully Made Boss Rush
Cuphead review: the 1930s hand-drawn boss-rush shooter from Studio MDHR, its parry system, Super Arts, and why its difficulty is the point. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Contra III: The Alien Wars Review — Excellent Action, Punishing Balance
Contra III: The Alien Wars review — Konami's SNES run and gun shooter with six stages, Mode 7 boss fights, and a harsh power-up system that punishes death.
Game Reviews5.9/10
The NES Ikari Warriors Cut the Arcade’s Defining Two-Player Mode
Ikari Warriors gave SNK its first big US arcade hit in 1986, but the NES port lost the rotary joystick that made the original worth playing.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Contra on Xbox Live Arcade: A 6.6 for the 2006 Port, Not the 1987 Classic
Contra on Xbox Live Arcade is a 2006 port of the 1987 arcade classic, and its 6.6 Metacritic score judges the port, not the game that built the franchise.