Nostalgic arcade classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Grew up feeding coins into this thing at a corner arcade, and it still hits the same on my monitor at home.”
Steam review · 37.5 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu2014Shooter · Arcade · Action
$7.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A brilliant, creative arcade run-and-gun with gorgeous pixel art and fun co-op, but the Steam port has lag, input problems and broken online co-op. Skip it if you're a purist or need online play.
Great for
Nostalgic arcade fans and couch co-op players who want short, chaotic run-and-gun action, ideally on sale
Main risk
The port has slowdown, input lag and broken online co-op, so it plays worse than emulation
What players love
Varied enemies, bosses and epic finale
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The highlight for me was the final level. It was completely unexpected and incredibly epic”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Gorgeous pixel art and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Some of the most beautiful pixel animation you'll ever see.”
Steam review · 19.5 h played ↗
Fun co-op with a friend
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“playing it with a friend was even better”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Branching paths and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The branching paths make for GREAT replayability”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and port options
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“multiple difficulty levels (representing the difficulty slider on the original cabinet), and ability to put a hard cap on your credits”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor port: lag, slowdown, stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the gameplay will constantly drop into the 20s in framerates, making it unplayable, even if the Steam overlay reports 60 fps.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Clunky controls and menus, few options
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There are weird issues with your character stopping, even though you're holding the joystick forward.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Online co-op broken or crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Bought it for the co-op but mulitplayer is bugged and crashes for everyong.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Won't launch, crashes, broken achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Game won't launch anymore.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Brutal, unfair difficulty and overlong final level
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Even though I have chosen easy mode, it was extremely difficult.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Bad sound emulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“They managed to mess up the sound, so music plays distorted and randomly speeds up or slows down.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista, 7, 8
ProcessorPentium 4 2.4Ghz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista, 7, 8
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 640
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows Vista, 7, 8
ProcessorPentium 4 2.4Ghz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics
Storage500 MB available space
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