A vote of confidence for new arcade co-op shmup I Hate Running Backwards

I love Broforce and I'm constantly looking for games like it - fast and fun arcade games I can play with someone else at home. Well, one was released yesterday which fits the bill.

The game is I Hate Running backwards, published by Devolver and made by Croatian team Binx Interactive, and it's available on PC (£11), PS4 and Xbox One (both £12).

It's a top-down, vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up for two players (on the same machine). I Hate Running Backwards' twist is instead of facing enemies coming from the top of the screen, you face enemies coming from the bottom - you run, as the name suggests, backwards.

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