Reviews

• Icy ❋

  Dec 23, 2021

  Very rewarding, high skill game that has endless replay value. One of my favorite games in my Steam library, I can't recommend this enough
• gamedeal user

  Aug 19, 2022

  Hard as balls but still serious fun! Getting more Natsume classics to Steam would be amazing.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 29, 2022

  Wildly Undone Unloaded

  This game released in 1994 for the SNES. 10-year-olds were supposed to beat this game. How? No. I can envision a 10-year-old crying on the floor because they can't even beat the first area. Even the 'Easy' difficulty is super-f#cking brutal for someone who're not very well adjusted to the 'shooting gallery' genre. I had a lot of trouble at first even & raged a ton! Oh and when you die (You will die a lot!) you'll have to play it all over again... all over again... What's the point in me replaying the areas I've already beaten once more? Oh right.... dragging the play-time out... It also doesn't help that there's no "trainee" or "tutorial" mode, no infinite-lives mode... and the manual for the game doesn't even explain how to pull-off your unique moves. Trying to roll was a real hassle, as I could never get the timing right. Sometimes I felt like I had to press both 'Shoot' & 'Jump' at the same time, sometimes 'Shoot' first, sometimes 'Jump' first -- it felt really inconsistent & random; and I never got it down. It felt like pure luck. And the lasso felt utterly useless. It served no point in my playthrough beyond the pure annoyance of accidentally triggering it instead of shooting at times. Like... you guys have 4 face-buttons to work with... why not use them all?... And there are times, especially when I'm in corners for some reason, that I feel like I can't get out of the corners! It feels like I'm controlling my gunslinger with a magnet under the table. Doesn't help that you can get stuck in a loop of lives wherein you get pushed down by a bullet you didn't even see, because you were hiding the gunman on your screen with your own character... and only to respawn by being insta-killed by an enemy again... fun............. no.... Plus inviting to play with a friend in co-op means that you can't change the difficulty & you ONLY have 3 lives... not respectively each... just 3 lives... when playing singe-player you have 5... So you're playing with double the hit-boxes & half the lives. Co-op is a joke. Did nobody play-test this game? Wasn't this considered back in 1994? Wasn't this considered back in 2017?... don't you guys have the necessary computers to play-test your games before launch or what?

  A Hog-Killin’ Time

  I'm a really big Western fan, it's why I picked up this game in the first place. I just wanted some crazy cowpoke shooting down streets!.. but while I didn't get that, at least not how I wanted to be, I was very pleased with the art- & music-design within this game. The remastered art for this game is straight-up fantastic! It's super gorgeous & looks really pretty. The backgrounds may be largely static, but they're still truly gorgeous. It feels like a whole world just out of reach. I feel like if this was any other game I could just ride on a horse down a path into the background to adventure beautiful landscapes. It feels truly defined & like many of the backgrounds are made by somebody that actually cares about the world -- that's very cool. And the over-the-top action translates beautifully into these wonderfully detailed & well-made sprites. Plus these cyber steamwork-like designs fits interestingly nicely into the Western stuff. I like how the game starts-off very Western only to slowly translate more & more into these almost Eggman-like areas you'd seen in an old Sonic game. The music is also truly great. They're very up-beat & cool! The title-theme for this game sounds awfully akin to 'The Ecstasy Of Gold' from 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly'. I very much love that movie -- it's my favourite movie! So upon hearing that I got really excited & hyped to play this game! And the music only keeps on going stylishly awesome! They have a nice mixture of these rockin' video-game tunes with hefty influence of awesome Western music with its pacing & instruments. I just straight-up adore it. It's really, really great! It's just sad. I wish all these positive aspects were instead in a better game...

  Conclusion

  Overall this game gives my controller bite-marks. Which is sad, because the general game-play itself is really smooth & cool if you were to remove all the unnecessary tedious & annoying aspects. It feels like someone slipped the dogs of war in an otherwise really cool game. Luckily it is at least merciful short. I know a lot of people like this game. I can very well tell so from the reviews -- a lot of people have a lot of nostalgic connections to this game. I don't. I'm someone who only just played & beat this game today. Thus I'm judging it like I do with any other media that would've released nowadays. It has a lot of cool stuff I like about it though & I am partially happy that I checked this game out. I got a lot out of it. I just wish the game itself could've been better... much better....
• CollateralDamageMan

  Dec 24, 2022

  Wild Guns Reloaded is a return to the unapologetic quarter-crunching arcade games of the 1990's, and offers not one iota of leniency for players used to being coddled by things such as life bars, allowances for sub-precision reflexes, or an ability to master the skills provided to the player within 30 seconds of the first level. This is not to say it's an *unfair* game. Your character shoots faster and can move quicker than most enemies, you can shoot bullets out of the air (and doing so is encouraged both for defense and rewards), and each character has a screen clearing "bomb" special move for when you need to catch a breath. There are also a variety of special weapons to give you a slightly better chance of surviving a few more seconds. But that's where the game stops being generous. You have three lives in normal mode. A single hit costs you a life, and it's entirely your fault- you didn't move fast enough, you misjudged a jump or roll, or you held onto a stick of dynamite for longer than recommended. Losing all your lives offers you two choices- to retry sans your hard earned score, or to quit and reconsider your choices for the next run. Wild Guns Reloaded has little in the way of plot, but like most arcade games the draw was never some Shakespearean level of writing- The plot is best summarized thusly: there's cowboys, giant mechs, explosions, and everything wants you dead. Start shooting. If you are the sort of player who is used to life bars, second and third chances, regenerating health, checkpoints, or easily earned extra lives, Wild Guns Reloaded is going to be brutally rough for you. On the other hand, if you're the sort of player who finds games like Cuphead and Ninja Gaiden NES too easy, then maybe this game is right for you.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 12, 2017

  Preserves the core of the original game while updating every single aspect from graphics to music -- you wouldn't think it at first sight, but almost everything has been retouched. The new characters are a treat for old players who have mastered the SNES game, turning the rules on their heads while giving players access to new abilities and options. For example, Bullet the dog can't aim when firing. Rather, the reticule locks into a big area and the compaionion robot auto aims at enemies. Bullet can walk around during attacks which is the opposite of Clint and Annie. There's lots to love about Reloaded and it's a treasure for anyone who enjoyed the old game like me.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 12, 2017

  A really fun well made remaster/remake of the original wild guns. This is what remakes should be, refreshing a game for newer systems while still maintaining the style of what made the older game great.While it is a remake the game still introduces 2 new characters to play that play very different from the main 2 cast, while also having 2 entirely new levels not in the original Snes game. Now i personally hadn't played wild guns before this i had only seen videos so as a sorta new player it took me a couple hours of tries to beat the game on normal with the continue system as it is a pretty hard game. Another few play throughs of trying to beat it without continues, so a full run takes about 25 or so minutes, so it is a short game. So if you only want to beat it once $20 ($15 on launch discount) might be too much for the amount playtime you can get out of the game unless you want to go through the other difficulties and try them with all the different characters. Personally i want to see more console games like this to come to PC so i think it's worth it for some form of entertainment. Edit: I went and played through the super nintendo version just now to maintain accuracy in what i said now so i dont contradict some information i wrote. In comparison to the snes version this version plays much more smoothly and the wider field of view which makes it feel less constricted than the original, it also has a much higher resolution makes it more superior to the older version.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 13, 2017

  Wild Guns was already pretty cool. This is a really cool enhanced remake of that game.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 14, 2017

  The title speaks for itself, really. This is Wild Guns, the good ol' SNES classic, remastered and -unlike a bunch of other remasters- with actual, added new stuff here and there, as well as some changes compared to the original (whenever you like them or not... Not everyone will be happy with the changes made to multiplayer, although I'm personnally okay with them for a few personal reasons). This is really cool for both newcomers and veterans alike: the two OGs, Annie & Clint, play pretty much exactly like they were back in the day, while Doris and Bullet are actually new to the game and have a drastically different playstyle. Big props to the sprite art and all of that: both of them are created in the exact same style than the rest of the game, so much that you probably wouldn't be able to tell they're actually new additions if you didn't know. [i]That's[/i] attention to details. Same stuff with the new stages: admittedly, I only played one of them, but it's included seamlessly with the rest of the original places, [i]and[/i] introduced a new gimmick to keep things fresh. Spriteworks and details are gorgeous for the 16-bit style, while staying completely faithful to the original game. And don't get me started on the music... Can I have more of that Boss theme please? All and all, an already great game made even better, and one that will keep you engaged for a while should you like Score Attack-style gameplay (with continues, you can admittedly clear the game pretty quickly, but most of the play-value comes from being able to 1-credit the whole thing, AND the different difficulty levels have different stages), whenever you go classic or try the new stuff. Only recommandation: grab a pad. The game doesn't have mouse support for pretty good reasons (it would fuck the whole balance out >.>), and playing with a keyboard is... Well, playing with a keyboard.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 14, 2017

  Feels like an indie retro throwback game with novel mechanics and aesthetics, except it was made in 1994. A considerable amount of work has been put into making the game look better and feel better than the original. Art and animations have been touched up/redone, and now running at a sexy 60FPS. I was surprised by how much the new characters actually add to the game. There are some fundamental differences in how the they control which add some very meaningful variations to the game's mechanics. Fast paced, frantic, lots to manage on screen. Heaps fun co-op. Fun for lovers of the original or for new players. I don't just like this game, I have a profound respect for the treatment of this revival of an old favourite. Worth the asking price.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 14, 2017

  This game's perfect. This is not nostalgia kicking in, this game is arcade shooter perfection and if you wanna compare to the SNES original you can and you probably should. They took advantage of the new specs to make the sprite work on this game shine, the stages are beautiful and the characters have flair and personality to them, don't even get me started on the soundtrack - It's one of the best by Hiroyuki Iwatsuki who actually went through the trouble of making "Reloaded" and "Retro" versions of the music, the new tracks in retro mode sound just like they would be in a actual SNES and it's just amazing. The original game holds a very special place in my heart, i only cleared it once, using Annie and it was a herculean task, with Reloaded things are looking up to be just like it, but hey at least this time they're allowing you to continue and redo the stages where you failed! Now Let's get down to some specifics: There's a lot more on the screen this time, so you gotta pay double focus on whats going on, the stages are larger and the sceneries, wider, while it means there's more room to move also means theres more enemies on the screen at once, the animations will help a bit , cluing you when bullets are about to hit you, when you can hit someone in melee and even telling outright what some enemies will do, and it pays to pay attention. This game is not just a shooting gallery where you can destroy everything, but also plays as a "survival" shooter, you have infinite ammo for your standard gun, some screen clearer bombs to use when the situation calls and the ability to roll/dodge projectiles which makes you invincible during those frames, (Press JUMP while holding down the FIRE button) you can also get power up weapons such as a laser gun, or a full auto combat rifle and as you mow down enemies and avoid getting shot you'll notice a timer going down, that's good because after the timer gets to zero a boss shows up, defeat it and proceeds to the next phase or it clears the stage. There's also a very interesting mechanic that rewards skilled players - neutralizing enemy projectiles by firing at them will raise a spacial bar next to your portrait on the hud, once filled your character gets on a super mode where he's allowed to fire very powerful shots and is invincible while the bar quickly depletes, this allow for some game-changing moments and i managed to turn the tables on the final boss this way. Game Over here doesn't mean you gotta start from the very beginning, if you wish to continue you'll be able to retry the stages again and again until you get it right, All you're gonna be giving away when retrying after a game over is your score. Scores kind of matter on this game, it's a arcade shooter after all, you get rewarded for destroying things, there will be plenty of enemies whose defeat is not actually necessary, but doing so will reward you with more items and more points, and if you get tired of shooting criminals and droids its ok cause you can shoot the backgrounds full of wonderful holes. Your character can double jump and move around from left to right as they please as you control the aim but there's a catch: you can't 100% control your aim cursor as you move it because it is kind of binded by your character movement: Annie , Clint and Doris have total control of the aim while shooting and depending of the level of difficulty the number of lives you have before getting a game over changes. But thats not the only thing that changes, the stages available are also different. veterans of SNES will only be able to play all the classic stages on the Easy difficulty, while going for Normal or Hard will give players the chance to go for Underground and The Flying Ship, two completely new levels for this game, bringing new enemies and challenges to overcome. The First stage is Carson City, and after clearing it you'll be presented to a screen where you can choose your next destination : Desolation Canyon,Ammo Depot, Armored Train, Golden Mine, Underground and Flying Ship. Tackle the available stages in the order you see fit and once you clear them all, you're presented to the final level of the game. Many people dislike the fact that choosing a different difficulty level nets you different stages but let me put it this way: It's for a good reason cause those stages are HARDER than usual,one of them featuring limited visibility and the other a very complicated boss that can puzzle many beginners. The multiplayer also insta-locks the difficulty level of the play session, 2 players play on the easy route, 3 players on the normal and 4 on the harder one, for some reason which i cannot fully understand since such "feature" wasn't present on the SNES release : You share lives with your friends, the only thing that i dislike about the whole ordeal. Unfortunately the game does not support online co-op, only a very beefy leaderboard where you can put your nifty scores, you wanna play with friends? Couch co-op only. Since the game has just been released on Steam, future updates might change that, and i'm looking forward to it. About the new characters: Doris brings a high damage output being able to chuck up to 7 grenades at the same time, but moves rather slowly and requires practice to actually be effective, although she is slow, her dodges are fast but they lack the invicibility benefit that the others characters have. She also cannot use any power-ups, she can "get" them but all it does is adding more points on the score. She's a very high skill, high reward character, winning stages with her feels very satisfying. Bullet is a dog whose flying sentry drone does most of the fighting, its kind like a "beginner's choice" being allowed to move while firing, double jumping followed by gliding and having auto-aim but isn't without it's own shortcomings: Since he's free to walk around while the drone fires at his enemies he can easily be caught by a stray projectile or other enemy and there will be nothing the drone can do to defend him. Be sure to not stay too far from the drone as he's easy prey to melee enemies and you need the bot close by to kill them. His aim will also autolock on the closest enemy around as long he's on the crosshairs, this can be bothersome when you need some precision shooting done quickly. The "vanilla" characters are Clint and Annie, whose differences between them besides gender and clothing i'm not actually sure if exist, they can only fire stationary, can double jump and their roll/dodge grants them a invulnerability of some frames, can get powerups and easily control their aim while firing. Only one thing actually aggravates me on this game and it's called the PEA SHOOTER (P.Shooter in game) a very annoying "power up": Unlike games like Contra or Metal Slug power ups here are totally random when they appear, you can go through the same stage twice and get different power ups. Usually you can see by their icon what you're going to be getting, but other times, specially when you need them the most the game sends a mystery power-up where you have no idea on what you're going to get, until you actually do. That's where the infamous P.Shooter comes in: a joke gun, who cannot do damage or kill anything and makes a toy sound, completely inultilizes your firepower while you're firing it away waiting for the ammo to run dry, It's extremely annoying and can ruin perfect runs and boss fights. While i can understand the idea of "risk getting a lame power up or use your stock weapon to beat the level", it's still a stupid mechanic and i wish i could punch the person who implemented it right on the face. This game is a masterpiece by Natsume, it was great then and it's great now, sadly i kind of suck at it so i probably wont be unlocking everything the game has to offer but don't let the difficulty keep you from playing this gem.