8-Bit Commando

A retro side-scrolling game released in 2014.

8-Bit Commando is actually a new game that was made to please people that used to play old games in the arcade. It even has an old-fashioned soundtrack from back in the days when 8-Bit graphics computer games existed. 8-Bit Commando is a run and gun platform game with fast-paced action and explosions.

People Are Going To Lie To You

There are websites that are still charging between $3 to $10 for this game, and there are affiliate programs for people to sell them. As a result, there are a lot of good reviews on the internet about this game, but they are all lying to you. Unless you genuinely still love playing those old arcade games that were only a couple of steps up from Pac Man, then maybe you will love this game, otherwise you are going to hate it. There are far better free flash games on the internet at the moment. How this game has made it into the mainstream would be a mystery if it were not for the fact they ran a very good affiliate advertising campaign.

Run To The Right And Shoot

You do have to jump and shoot in different directions, but for the most part, you are running to the right and shooting. Do not bother wasting time trying to aim, just keep shooting as you go and as you jump and you will win the game.

There Are Only Six Levels

The levels are long enough in themselves, but the truth is there are only six levels, which means there are some suckers in the UK that have paid £1.30 per level, and some US players that have paid as much as $1.55 per level.

Pros

• Okay for people that liked the NES games console
• A very retro look, feel, and sound

Cons

• Sluggy, uninteresting and repetitive
• A contra clone with nothing new to offer
• Only runs in a window
• Jumping is very floaty
• Where are the enemies on the first level?
• The bullets move too slowly