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SWAGMAN

■ The sort of game that not many developers were making during the PlayStation era, is a is stuffed full of obstructive and scary opponents that chime well with the idea that the game is a child’s nightmare come true. You can swat these away with an appropriate number of swipes, but of course that doesn’t protect you from foes that have ranged weapons. For that you need to find a device that gives you long-range projectiles of your own. Overall, what makes work so well is that its gameplay is well honed and nicely balanced, with no one aspect of its eclectic challenge overstaying its welcome before giving way for one of a contrasting type.

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