Devastator
The sound effects accompanying Devastator’s frantic onscreen action have a distinctive muted quality that is strangely appealing. We’re reminded of how the world sounds on the way home from a noisy gig
Developer Radiangames
Publisher 2Awesome Studio
Format PC (tested), PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series
Release Out now
The best twin-stick shooters make your eyes water. Not so much by dazzling you with bright colours and particle confetti, but by ramping up to such an intense pitch that you daren’t blink lest that split second be the difference between swerving a high-velocity projectile and colliding with it. Devastator, the latest release from the prolific Luke Schneider, has all of that. Though not brand-new, this revamp of a 2015 mobile game has been sufficiently refined to feel daisy-fresh on its console debut – which offers a valuable reminder that virtual sticks will never match up to the real thing.