Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a remake or a demake? And anyway, what sinister programming magic is this? These questions might run through your head when you see LuftrauserZ, Paul Kollers’s C64 port of Vlambeer’s dogfighting arcade shooter Luftrausers. Contrary to popular belief, the C64 is not quite dead yet. […]
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The Man Who Invented Christmas: A bit frantic and flippant, but good for festive spirit
In October 1843, Dickens is heavily in debt so he decides to write a new book. However he is also devoid of fresh ideas. Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens gives a broad, comic performance as a petulant, penny-pinching Dickens trying to save money and fight off despondency. He is then inspired to write a Christmas story […]
Fallen Legion Promises Frantic Action RPG Battles Across Two Different Stories
Fallen Legion has you leading a crew of revived heroes into frantic combat, seeking to restore your kingdom to its past glory. Unless you’re playing on the Vita, in which case you’re using the game’s simple, single button attack/defense commands to clear out monsters to make the kingdom pay for its crimes. Seeking to tell […]
The frantic swordfighting of ‘Nidhogg 2’ arrives on August 15th
If you’re a fan of in-person two-player games, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of Nidhogg. Its frenetic swordfighting is easy to pick up, difficult to master and oozing with Atari 2600-style visual charm. There’s only been so much you could do with its handful of levels and single-weapon gameplay, though, so it’s a good […]
Frantic Scarlett Moffatt SNAPS at Ant and Dec in chaotic Saturday Night Takeaway game
Scarlett – who won the latest series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! – was left a little flustered as she ran from one side of the room to the other in a bid to answer phones, as Ant and Dec proceeded to go and pick out the chosen audience members. The much-loved […]
Shred The Skies In Frantic Aerial Shooter Furious Angels
Furious Angels doesn’t waste any time dropping you into this intense dogfights. The main menu itself looks out over the low-poly desert wastes, rugged carrier and fighter jet waiting for your input to launch into action. One mouse click or button press, and the chaos begins. It’s a simple shooter, with no skills to unlock […]
Mesmerizing GIFs Reveal the Frantic Shipping in the San Francisco Bay
A pretty data viz of an oft-hidden world. The post Mesmerizing GIFs Reveal the Frantic Shipping in the San Francisco Bay appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Shoot With Style In Adult Swim’s Frantic FPS Desync
Skillful shooters are quite varied nowadays, from the relentless combat of Doom and Devil’s Daggers to SuperHOT‘s slow-motion precision. Adult Swim’s new release Desync brings its own brand of skillful action to the arena, dropping players into neon gauntlets and giving them the tools to destroy their enemies in spectacular chains of trick shots and […]
