RefleX

Rice Digital

Pete Davison

Unscored

RefleX is a pretty magnificent shoot ’em up, all told. Its mechanics are simple, straightforward and easy to understand but hard to master, and the experience as a whole is fundamentally satisfying. It might have been nice to see some difficulty options — though the ability to practice individual areas and the gradually increasing number of continues you get with each unsuccessful clear attempt are both welcome features — but on the whole, it’s not hard to see why those deep into the shoot ’em up scene love and respect SITER SKAIN’s work, and why these games still hold up so well nearly 15 years after their original release.

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