You can't really review this game on the typical standards of normal games.... If you tried you would find the game-play lacking and basic, the game length to be very short and the narration to music sound balance to be slightly off. However if you look at this game more like a piece of art you'll find it hits every aspect head on. First of all the pixel art is some of the best and most detailed I have ever seen. The aesthetics and art style of an outrun/retro/1980s style is flawless. The music fits every game style perfectly and you can easily find yourself just sitting there not playing so you can to listen to it. In terms of story it seems to be a game about what it's like to play games. It touches on the escapism the power fantasy and the influence gaming can have on who you become as a person and how you grow. All set within a time period and style many players of a certain age will find nostalgic and thought provoking. Is it for everyone? No it's not for you if you are looking for a new Streets of Rage clone or Super R Type clone. If you want to lightly touch on the type of games you used to play 20 to 30 years ago while thinking back about how that time made you feel and shape who you have become then yes.
