Machine Gun Fury Reviews

6/10 Machine Gun Fury is an alright throwback to the 90s run and gun shooter like contra or shock troopers, sporting 5 top down levels and 3 side view. The gameplay is about what you would expect if you have played other games from that era, and comes with an arcade mode (5 lives and gameover) and a standard mode (one life but infinite continues) with 3 difficulties, so its accessible to both vets and newcomers. The action is enjoyable enough to earn a reccomendation if you have already played all the top tier games from that genre and still want more, but it does have issues. For one, its only an hour long. Yeah thats kinda par for the course but its still worth mentioning. Another issue, is there is no strafe or aimlock, which makes dodging bullets in the top down levels trickier than it needs to be. Also, there are issues with walls. Some of them you can shoot through and others you can't with no rhyme or reason. And then there are some enemies can shoot through but you can't. Weapon and health placement is also very uneven. Still, its worth picking up on sale.