Vanquish 10th Anniversary Remaster

DECADE-OLD SCI-FI BLASTER STILL SHOOTS TO THRILL LIKE NO OTHER

DAVE MEIKLEHAM

Director Shinji Mikami has stated the game’s look was partially inspired by Casshern, a relatively obscure Japanese anime from the ’70s PUBLISHER SEGA /DEVELOPER PLATINUMGAMES /RELEASE DATE OUT NOW /COST £19.99/$24.99 Shinji Mikami’s white-knuckle cover shooter might just be the dumbest videogame in the history of Xbox… and that’s totally not a complaint. Joyously stupid, this is a game that lets you boost around a colossal space station on rocket-powered shins as you murder an armada of Russian robots. When shooty excess is this life‑affirming, why the hell would you ever want restraint!? To celebrate Vanquish’s tenth anniversary, Sega has re-released the thrill-seeking shooter to let a whole new generation of Xbox fans enjoy one of the most stylish videogames we can ever remember. If you played this gleefully pumped‑up…

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