Blazing Chrome Review
There’s no shortage of indie Metroidvanias out there, but there aren't a lot of indies making run and gun shooters in the style of Contra, Metal Slug, and Gunstar Heroes. In comes Blazing Chrome to fill that Contra-shaped hole in your heart. Blazing Chrome is a run and gun shooter from Joymasher, the developers of Oniken and Odallus. It might look like a straight up Contra: Hard Corps clone at a glance, but it does enough of its own thing to set it apart from Konami's classic series. I played the Steam version (with a Switch controller) for this review, but it's also available on XBO, PS4, and NS for $16.99. If Contra is Terminator x Aliens, then Blazing Chrome is Terminator x sci-fi Anime. As far as I can tell, Judgement Day happened here and there’s no John Connor around to save the day. The year is 21XX AD, decades after some great war. You play as Mavra and Doyle. Mavra kind of looks like Sheena from Contra HC wearing some Probotector inspired armor. She is p...
