This is one of the most (if not THE most) satisfying top-down / twin-stick shooter I have played to date. At the start of the run you are offered 2 of four weapon types - a musket, a shotgun, a pistol and a revolver. Each weapon has its quirks and downtime, which you need to keep track of, lest you run dry in most unfavourable circumstances. As you play, you are offered more and more weapons and consumables to pick from. The map consists of rooms, the net of which is generated at random. Some rooms are dark, meaning you need to light the lanterns, or you won't be able to lock on your oponents. This has the added bonus of stunning enemies temporarily, but sometimes you just won't be able to get to one before being killed back to where you came from by a good variety of angry inhabitants. Here is where the cover comes in use - it absorbs all of the damage (unless AoE) but won't last you forever. Once its gone, you are again in the open, so you need to jump to another, if you still haven't outgunned the inhabitants of the room. Weapons also have their downtimes significantly reduced behind cover, so generally cover is a good thing to watch out for. Now, the game is made with a controlelr in mind, and it shows. You are led to believe you aim with the mouse, which isn't exactly true. You point your gun with your mouse. There is a hard lock on an enemy, which is actually where you aim. I haven't seen a way to switch to another target other than disengage a drastic amount of distance or plain killing the stuff. However the game can lock on a sniper in an opposite corner, while from the dark come 3 dogs, so unless you manage to get distanced enough, or the dogs go straigt into your line of fire, you are going to get chomped back to the beginning. Consumables (like explosives) might help, but they are still thrown towards the target locked on to. Generally, it's a very good and solid game. Has its problems, but is well worth getting over those.
