Although the ending is a bit climactic, Heir does a good job of capturing Shadow of the Colossus’s gameplay in a 2D form. The music sounds sufficiently epic, and the colossus is… well, colossal.
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In a wonderful blending of different NES games, Super Mario Crossover lets you play Super Mario Brothers using Mario, Megaman, Samus, Simon Belmont, Zelda, or one of those guys from Contra. Each one retains all the abilities from their native game, which means that Simon can throw axes and Zelda has a boomerang that stuns [...]

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There’s a lot of hate out there for the 2d sidescroller Zelda sequel. I was one of the few who really enjoyed the game. I loved fighting the shield-bearing knights in the game’s dungeons. And I bought the Nintendo DS version of the game and replayed it.
Now, there’s a 3d version of the game that [...]

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Imagine a version of Tetris in which it’s just about impossible to complete a single line because the game always gives you the absolute worst piece possible. Yes. It exists. It’s called Hateris, and it sucks.
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VVVVVV is an old school game. It even looks like you’re playing on a Commodore 64. It’s not a free game, but you can play two of the game’s levels for free on Kongregate. Check it out.
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What? A one-button Real-Time Strategy game? How is that possible? Here it is. Meet Pax Brittanica. I’ve been playing this game on and off for a month now. Hold down the button to charge the circular meter. If you release it in the first quadrant, you build a fighter. In the second quadrant, a bomber, [...]

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OmgLasersPewPew is a very simple game. Shoot dudes with your laser. Strangely addictive though.
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Blosics works on a pretty basic physics theme: throw balls of different size at some blocks and knock the blocks off. Green blocks give you points, red blocks make you lose points. From there, the plot thickens.
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Steambirds is a steampunk turn-based strategy game in which you fly a squadron of fusion-powered biplanes fighting in an alternate universe World War I. You’ll take on dusters, balloons, and zeppelins. Each side plans their moves, and then those moves play out simultaneously. I played all the way up to 1950, and the game is [...]

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