Gelato Games created Goblin Sword quite a few years ago and it was a nice gem of an action-platformer for Switch. With smaller-sized levels, it was great for pick up and play sessions that couldn't go too long during a lunch break or before work. It had a solid amount of polish and would have felt right at home in the 16-bit era. Now they're back with a fun and gun shooter that adds in a Metroidvania framework to the adventure. This is a bit of a new wrinkle for a run and gun as it's hard to recall anything that blended the two sub-genres together.
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It's blended in nicely too because the opening stage is a tutorial that plays out just like a Metal Slug stage, then you get captured and escape prison to begin the Metroidvania-style adventure properly. It's a fun ride early on because you have a slew of enemies, platforms to use cover against them with and unlock skills pretty early too. Grenades help you take out bigger foes while also destroying barriers like boulders and locked doors, and you can even get a giant exoskeleton to deal out...
