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Elevator Action: Old & New came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, published by MediaKite. It was a time when the GBA library was full of arcade revivals, and this one was a remake of the classic Taito arcade game. It felt right at home on the handheld, a straightforward action game you could pick up and play in short bursts.

You control a spy navigating a multi-story building, moving floor by floor. Your main goal is to retrieve secret documents from specific rooms and then escape via the lobby. The core of the game is using the elevators and stairwells to traverse the building, kicking down doors to enter rooms. You shoot enemy agents on sight, and a key mechanic is hitting light switches to plunge rooms into darkness, making you temporarily invisible. The pacing is fast, and the difficulty comes from the sheer number of enemies that swarm you. It feels tense and immediate, a quick test of reflexes where every floor cleared is a small victory.