Tiger Road

The arcade comes home

Tiger Road was released in 1989 by US Gold, but I felt it didn't do justice to the awesome original, so I thought I'd give it another go. From the very beginning, you're thrown into an instant hack & slash scene battling a constant horde of stupid bad guys, so pick up your axe and thrash your way to victory.

Well, that's easier said than done because the enemies won't give you a moment's rest, and the larger baddies are a pain in the rear end - so difficult to kill those guys! Which is made worse by little visual feedback to help show if you're doing any damage. Argh, sometimes it feels like I'm hitting at thin air!

Overall, this is a good conversion in terms of how it looks and sounds, but the gameplay is better. And that's all that matters. So pick up your joystick and hack away at the bad guys. Highly recommended.