A SHMUP YOU’LL WANT TO TREASURE

OLD GAMES, NEW PERSPECTIVES

Crytek’s hack ‘n’ slash was a dud on launch, but now?

Meandering through SHENMUE ’s wonderfully sedate revenge quest

Rolling around at the speed of sound in ONCE UPON A KATAMARI

ANCIENT CORP’S NEW MEGA DRIVE SHOOTER EARTHION HAS DELIGHTED AUDIENCES (INCLUDING NICK) WITH ITS STUNNING PIXEL ART, SUMPTUOUS SOUND AND ENERGETIC GAMEPLAY. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ASKED LEGENDARY GAME COMPOSER YUZO KOSHIRO AND DESIGNER MAKOTO WADA TO LIFT THE LID ON ITS CREATION