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Blazing Chrome is a level-based, side-scrolling action game in the vein of the Contra series. You either play solo or co-op to tackle a variety of stages and enemies in order to save humankind.

In Blazing Chrome, machines rule the world and the few humans left are on the edge of total extermination, lacking power, prestige or status among their metal and circuits overlords. Bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Dash through 5 apocalyptic environments with hundred of robots-enemies to blow to pieces. Blast your way through the enemy lines and and try to defeat a bunch of mechanical bosses with using hoverbikes, huge armors and a whole arsenal of awesome weapons.

Blazing Chrome offers a lot of features in the legacy of classic run’n’gun:

- Co-op gameplay
- Classic fast-paced run-and-gun experience
- Genuine arcade feel
- Epic boss battles and crazy lot minibosses fights

Different Display options -

For those longing for a time when side-scrolling shooters ruled the roost, Blazing Chrome is exactly what you're looking for. Perfect for short sessions, its slick gameplay and old-school art direction make for an astonishingly fun game full of explosions, epic set pieces and spectacular boss battles. Its brutal difficulty may not be for everyone, but if you're up for the challenge, then get ready for one of the most accomplished 2D action titles in years.

Blazing Chrome delivers the Contra spiritual sequel we've been waiting for

So, Blazing Chrome is flawless on PS4 and Xbox One, and still great on Switch - but the issues it has have been identified and are being worked on, and the good news is that the Limited Run physical release of the game will have the fixes included on the art.

Looking at the big picture, I feel Blazing Chrome successfully delivers everything it was designed to do. This is a game worthy of the Contra name and based on my experience with the official sequel - Contra Rogue Corps, which I saw at E3 - this is the game that should have taken up the mantle. Thankfully, even without the franchise backing, Blazing Chrome is just as brilliant. If you're a retro enthusiast - or even if you just remember having a great time with Contra back in the day - I strongly recommend that you give this a look. Yes, it's challenging and difficult to master, but keep at it. Once you learn the game, it truly shines.

jawafour wrote:I just watched the Digital Foundry vid and the game looks terrific; lovely Mega Drive-styled presentation, intense action and a great soundtrack. It's interesting to see the Switch analysis and I agree with John Linneman; I think the sprite-based flames look better than the particle-based ones.

The difficulty of this style of game was a concern for me but it's good to know that there is an "easy" option.

It doesn't show it in the DF vid but the game's intro is wonderful, with the simple panel-styled graphics and "digitised" speech making me think it really was a MD title! For me, it's a representation of a classic 16-bit styled game brought up to date with more modern approaches.

Pedz wrote:Mega Drive, eh? I just assumed it was inspired by the SNES Contra game.