Defunct Games reviews the new shoot 'em up Thunder Kid: Hunt for the Robot Emperor, available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC.
Thunder Kid: Hunt for the Robot Emperor stands apart from the shoot 'em ups you normally see on home consoles. This is a throwback action game with outdated visuals, simplistic gameplay and a story straight out of the 1990s. In fact, I don't think I'm being rude when I say that this unique shooter looks like a first-generation PlayStation game. While I definitely dig the style, I was far less impressed with the shallow gameplay, lack of power-up items, repetitive level designs and frustrating bosses. Thunder Kid shows that Renegade Sector Games is getting better as a developer, but still has a lot of room for improvement.
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