The Virtual Console's continued absence on Switch is creating some exciting possibilities
Nintendo is taking its sweet, sweet time in getting the Virtual Console up and running on the Switch, so thank heavens for the enterprising few who are happy to fill that space. Hamster Corps has provided some of the more essential purchases on the eShop since day one on the Switch, doing sterling work bringing Neo Geo games to the console (and if you haven't got The Last Blade 2, Garou or Shock Troopers on your system already what on earth are you doing), and doing even more precious work in bringing Nintendo's arcade outings home, in many instances for the first time.
And then there's Zerodiv, who's bringing the dearly departed Psikyo's games to Switch. We've already had Gunbird, the enjoyably eccentric Gunbarich and Strikers 1945 and its sequel, and now we've got what I reckon might be the jewel in the crown: Zero Gunner 2.
There might be better Psikyo games out there, and there are certainly more intricate shmups to be found, but I don't think any other title gets so directly to the heart of what made this small Kyoto studio pretty special. It's simple, it's direct, there's a neat hook that makes it stand out and good god does it have a fine line in metamorphosing mechs.
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