Enter The Gungeon: House Of The Gundead

What an interesting game this one is. I’m particularly impressed that a modern cabinet these days can run properly, and I suppose it’s because the cabinet uses Sinden guns.

Sinden guns are essentially the HD successor to light guns since CRTs are a rare breed nowadays. It uses something akin to how the Wiimote or even the Eyetoy functioned: a webcam looking at the actual gun that allows it to track properly. I don’t think I can do the explanation justice, but I just know it works smoothly.

As for the game itself, I never played the original Enter The Gungeon, but I am aware of it being a sort of manic shooter with dodging elements. Seeing the dodging mechanic incorporated into a rail shooter setting is very clever and many of the nuances of the original game translate well thanks to the care put into making them work.

The gun will fuck up your hands though. Feedback is no joke.

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