Alternative Games

Arcade style shooters are a dying breed, falling victim to the flash of three dimensions and a market’s neverending thirst for realism. Off the top of my head, I can name only two or three recent big-budget shooters, and none have received the praise they once would have. They seem to be going the way of the entire arcade, but with no attempts whatsoever to preserve them in a home setting.

That is until independent Russian developer White Elephant Games, founded just three years ago, put out a small game called RIP, featuring exactly this sort of play. The top-down view of the arenas achieved the familiarity that I think the developers are aiming for, filling a niche that is becoming less competitive by the hour.

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