Iconic 80’s Cartoons Akira RUNNER is a furious sci-fi arcade shooter that’s definitely overdone. As a smuggler in an aggressively hostile world, he must issue his own little piece of justice while outrunning Robocop with his seven dynamically generated stages, a dual-wielding pistol. cowboy bebop Starring Steve Blum in colorful cutscene interludes, the game comes bundled with a free visual novel and soundtrack visualizer that fleshes out the story. PSVR2 compatibility.
It’s a cool package, but the actual game throws too much at the start, introducing a dizzying array of systems and mechanics in an overwhelming “belly-rubbing, head-stroking” fashion In addition to using weapons, you can fire missiles, fire grenades, choose different firing styles, steer your motorcycle, and spawn cyber swords that can be used to deflect enemy projectiles. You can alsoIt’s a dizzying amount thingand we not yet Even after hours of playing, I find myself pressing the wrong button.
Worse, the game to punish, to the point where I quickly realized it wouldn’t go very far unless I turned on invincibility.You can find the flow with practice, but the level very There are long, generous checkpoints, but we found ourselves physically exasperated at times. There are design decisions. left You can only steer with right thumbstick; there are vehicles that can be unlocked and steered with the gun in hand, but you’ll have to wrap your head around the system before you can even get there.
Along with the synth-driven city pop soundtrack, the neon punk aesthetic looks absolutely stunning in 4K on PSVR2. The bright colors might give you a headache, but I like the chaotic, almost violent nature of the presentation. Ultimately, though, I quickly got bored with the overly long levels and realized that this title lacked the sense of replayability that is fundamental to any truly good arcade his release.
