Fun police
A big shout out to indie games that are successors to existing games in all but name.
It’s gotta be one of my favourite trends.
Fed up of waiting for a big publisher to revive a series thats been lying dormant for decades?
Simply do it yourself instead.
EnterBomb Rush Cyberfunk, as authentic a sequel toJet Set Radioas you might get.
This is not a criticism!
This is the future by way of the iMac G3 and the Motorola Razr, with Y2K aesthetics.
Huge bomber jackets and flip phone selfies.
Dogs in bucket hats and record scratch sound effects.
The visual stylings of Jet Set Radio were about more than simple cell shading.
It was the curves, the colours, the fashion.
Bomb Rush replicates it all beautifully.
Oh, and the music!
The hunt for the soundtrack of the year is over.
Really, though, the beating heart of Bomb Rush lies in its traversal system.
These spaces are built for skating.
Or at least, it would be.
Huge machines shoot chains that attach to your limbs and pull you off rails and other platforms.
Snipers and armoured officers stand in your way and take pot shots at you from afar.
Its a clumsy addition that leaves parts of the game feeling messy and undercooked.
Up there with the best, even.
But it never quite reaches the level of greatness it could have easily achieved.
Still, to let it pass you by would be a crime.
What a treat, even if certain mouthfuls leave a bitter taste.
