On the face of it, Absolum would seem to be cut from the same cloth as Streets of Rage 4. Moving from left to right across a variety of different stages, Absolum tasks players with laying waste to all ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.

Try to picture this hypothetical game. You’re controlling a character bashing their way through a 2D world. You clear out room after room of enemies, paying close attention to your limited health bar, ...