Shadow Blasters yɛ saa Genesis agodie a ɛyɛ nnadewa a classic "Hero vs. Darkness" vibe a ɛnyɛ te sɛ total ripoff of Castlevania anaa Ghosts 'n Goblins. Wofi ase yiyi nkyerɛwde abiɛsa ntam —me ne Ninja no dii kan kɔe efisɛ, yiw, Ninja —na ntɛm ara na wɔtow no gu saa side-scroller a ɛyɛ moody no mu baabi a sunsuma twetwe fi afasu no mu ankasa kɔtow hyɛ wo so.

The controls are tight, which hia efisɛ ebinom a platforming no yɛ atirimɔdensɛm denam stage 3. Nea na menhwɛ kwan ne sɛnea characters no ankasa di agoru soronko — knight no slow nanso ne nkrante no wɔ kraman reach, bere a mage no projectiles te nka op kosi sɛ wubehu sɛnea squishy yɛ. Chiptune soundtrack no bɔ, titiriw boss asɛmti a ɛbɔ mu bere a wo ne sunsuma ɔtweaseɛ ade kɛse yi ko no.

Ɛwɔ saa "one more try" ahoɔden no wɔ baabi a wobɛwu pii, nanso ɛnyɛ nea ɛnteɛ da. Kɛkɛ yɛ krado ma bɛyɛ 16-bit amanehunu sɛ wo kɔ mu anifuraefo. Still holds up sɛ wowɔ retro action games mu a emu duru ankasa wɔ ɔko no akyi a.