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    Jun 10, 2021 3 minutes

    TENKOMORI SHOOTING

    DEVELOPER: NAMCO YEAR: 1998 GENRE: SHOOT-’EM-UP

    ■ Fans of lightgun games will often cite Point Blank as a great example of the genre, and it’s easy to see why – it’s packed with variety and humour, and will thoroughly test the marksmanship of any gamer. But did you know that Namco had applied the same gameplay template to traditional vertical shoot-’em-ups? It’s true, and it’s a bit of a forgotten classic too.

    is a rather obscure game in which you need to get a monkey to the top of a tower

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