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The hunter becomes the hunted in Kill The Superweapon

The Tales of the Renegade Sector series (official site) is one of the more esoteric retro collections out there. A series of low-fi arcade games from solo developer Alec Stamos, set in a shared world that feels like an action movie buff’s cheese-fueled fever-dream. Previous entries have involved a virus that transforms people into colour-coded Ninja, and a Canadian invasion of post-apocalyptic America.

The latest in this strange little series is Kill The Superweapon, a 3D twin-stick shooter with a twist: As you search for a powerful enough weapon to finish the job in each level, the boss will be roaming free, harassing and stalking you, invulnerable to standard weapons.

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