Iwagana

By: Derek Yu

On: September 13th, 2007

“I see you!”

Iwanaga is a side-scrolling boss rush that’s most easily likened to Treasure’s insta-classic Alien Soldier. And the manual aiming of the player’s gun is reminiscent of another underrated Treasure game, Sin and Punishment. Not sure that the game quite lives up to either of those titles, since it gets a little repetitive, but it’s still a fun romp with a particularly nice horror atmosphere. I love the design of the characters and the limited color palette reminds me of my Sega Genesis.

There are three difficulty levels. On “Normal” and “Hard” difficulties, you must manage your usage of the two weapon types. Using one repeatedly will weaken its strength, but also power the other weapon. Each difficulty has its own ending.

(Source: Tim)