Iron Fisticle is a challenging twin-stick shooter that requires reflexes, speed and quick thinking to master. It takes the classic arcade arena shooters of the mid 80s and drags them, axes flying, into the 21st century.
Inspired by truly old school arcade games right down to the (optional) scanlines themselves, Iron Fisticle is both a retro game and a reinvention of a classic genre, with multiple routes through the game, bonus stages, a large variety of weapons and enemies, clever boss fights and much more.
Iron Fisticle is a chaotic twin-stick dungeon shooter that channels the energy of classic arcade cabinets while adding enough modern mechanics to keep the experience engaging for today’s players. Developed by Confused Pelican and published by Curve Games, the title feels like a celebration of old-school arcade design built around nonstop combat, fast...
This is one good example of how some people think that games that are retro are not also supposed to be also games that are good.
If you start the game, choose controller input for player one, then later leave your controller elsewhere and think about playing on keyboard: first of all, don't, the controls are bad on keyboard (they are bad also on the...
Cites classics like "Gauntlet"; Food doesn't heal. 🤦
That's not what earned the thumbs-down tho. No, it was disregard for player input prefs. Not everyone has a gamepad available all the time, or for that matter even wants to use one. Personally I get bad RMI from thumb sticks going all the way back to OG Tomb Raider, yet I have played everything possible...
