Within the first steps of this epic RPG, you’ll want to spend time in this awe-inspiring foreign world, taking on quests out of desire rather than necessity.
Has more in common with second-tier platform adventures like Mushroom Men and Deadly Creatures or Rayman 2 than it does with Nintendo’s modern classics.
Also-rans from the light gun’s mid-’90’s heyday. They’re faithful recreations of arcade games known more for unwieldy plastic cannons than for their gameplay.
Not a bucket list RPG like a Final Fantasy or Zelda, but it doesn’t carry the rigid expectations or sequel fatigue, so it’s free to carve its own unique path.
When Travis Touchdown fires up his katana and screams “Fuck you!” as he carves up opponents, you’re ready for the gaming equivalent of Never Mind The Bollocks.
The brilliantly colorful and evocative environments are awe-inspiring: This is the most starkly beautiful game of 2009, and one of the handsomest of all time.