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Intrepid Izzy

BOLDLY EXPLORING UNCHARTED DREAMCAST TERRITORY

>> This month we get to enjoy a brand-new Dreamcast game, return to the gloomy corridors of Quake and find out if Nintendo’s latest WarioWare release is worth the cash

»[Dreamcast] Standard platform game elements like this red spring are common, but are used well.
» [Dreamcast] This boss is quite cool, as you have to prevent the leviathan from sinking your boat as you fight.

*PICKS OF THE MONTH

DARRAN

Quake

This sensational FPS still holds up brilliantly and this new version has plenty of great improvements to make it even better.

NICK

Intrepid Izzy

Any new Dreamcast game will always get my attention and I’ve been really pleased with Senile Team’s entertaining platformer this month.

INFORMATION

» FORMAT REVIEWED DREAMCAST

» ALSO ON: PC, PS4

» RELEASED: OUT NOW (DC/PC), TBA (PS4)

» PRICE: £14.99 (PC), £29.99 (DREAMCAST)

» PUBLISHER: WAVE GAME STUDIOS

» DEVELOPER: SENILE TEAM

» PLAYERS: 1

Being a fan of the Dreamcast has certainly had its ups and downs. There was the successful launch that indicated that Sega might have finally turned things around, the crushing disappointment of the console’s discontinuation less than two years later, and a weird but exciting afterlife marked by import treats like Ikaruga and Under Defeat. When the official releases finally did stop in 2007, independent developers stepped in with high-quality commercial games like Wind & Water: Puzzle Battles, Sturmwind and Xenocider. Intrepid Izzy is the latest game to carry forward the Dreamcast’s legacy, and we’re happy to report that it’s another really solid entry in the console’s improbably expanding library.

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