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1987

You run, jump and blast your way in pseudo-3D across eight strange planets full of pits and alien foes. An early arcade-style shooter with pioneering spirit and simple, direct, demanding gameplay.

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  • Sci-fi setting
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Challenging difficulty
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Alien Rampage

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1996PC6.59 €

Brings what grabs you about 3-D WorldRunner: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and a fast pace.

A classic 90s 2D run-and-gun shooter where you play an angry alien blasting through hordes of creatures to escape a hostile planet. Large animated sprites and parallax backgrounds deliver straightforward arcade action.

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Super Contra

Challenging difficulty

Konami's arcade run-and-gun where you fight an alien invasion solo or with a friend. Alongside classic side-scrolling stages there are overhead levels, all with typical punishing arcade difficulty.

VectorMan 2

Jumping and platforming

A fast run-and-gun platformer where the orb-bodied VectorMan blasts and transforms his way through an abandoned research facility. Its pre-rendered 3D orb-model look was distinctive for the era.

Codename: Gordon

Sci-fi setting

A free 2D Flash sidescroller that brings Half-Life 2 into a side view: as Gordon Freeman you fight through levels with familiar weapons, enemies and locations, mixed with light puzzles.

Mighty No. 9

Jumping and platforming

A 2D run-and-gun platformer in the vein of classic Mega Man: as the robot Beck you jump through twelve stages, blast enemies and absorb their powers with a dash attack. It is widely regarded as an uneven execution of its promising concept.

Duke Nukem

Jumping and platforming

The first Duke Nukem is a classic side-scrolling platformer with shooting, where Duke takes on Dr. Proton's robot army. A short retro arcade outing that introduces the wisecracking action hero.

Duke Nukem II

Jumping and platforming

A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X

Jumping and platforming

You dash, jump and shoot through a futuristic world of rogue robots as Reploid X. This enhanced PSP remake of the first Mega Man X brings precise platforming action, new features and redesigned stages.

CortexGear:AngryDroids

Fast pace

A sci-fi run-and-gun shooter in a 3D sidescroller style where you use mouse and keyboard together to fight hostile droids. It adds an emotional story, but the focus is on fast action.

Mayhem Triple

Fast pace

A violent action platformer built around stylish gunplay, where evolution has gone horribly wrong and the world needs saving. The experience is driven by a string of over-the-top setpieces.

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