With it's release on Steam coming on August 3rd, what better time for another look at one of the most loved and praised indie games in recent history.
When I think of platformers, I think of Shinobi, Alex Kidd, Gunstar Heroes, Sunset Riders and Splosion Man (to name a small selection of my favourites). These are all games in which you already have, or are given the tools to make it past various obstacles, environmental or otherwise. Platformers are mostly filled with double-jumps, bottomless pits and crazed enemies that all require careful timing or a spamming of the power button to negotiate. Once these obstacles are dealt with, we are usually left with a sense of power and control over of our environment as we look back on the impossible tasks we have just performed.
