If you've ever played a Commodore 64 in the '80s, you'll have no doubt heard of Llamasoft, a developer that brought gamers the likes of Traxx, Hovver Bovver, and the surreal shooter Attack of the Mutant Camels. Headed up by the now legendary Geoff Minter, Llamasoft is looking back at one of its all-time classic games, Gridrunner, as well as updating it with high-res psychedelic graphics, retro sound effects, and a whole host of sheep. The result is a game that is completely and utterly bonkers, but that retains some of the extremely addictive arcade gameplay that made the original great.
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Out of Eight writes: "A majority of arcade games of the 70's and 80's involved shooting things. Why? Because people are inherently violent, that's why. Plus, something has to be done with the incoming space invaders/centipedes/asteroids/tanks. What are you going to do, talk to them? Centipedes can't talk! No, it is best to shoot first and ask questions later, questions such as "what does this rambling introduction have to do with Gridrunner Revolution?" Beats me, I'm just trying to fill space to make the review longer (shhh! trade secret!). This is a sequel to a sequel to a sequel to the original Gridrunner, which came out for a couple of the Commodore systems way back in the Silurian period. Let's shoot some scorpions and save some sheep, shall we?"
Jeff Minter's classic arcade-style shooter is being updated for a new Xbox Live Arcade release.
