Whoever said the art of the side-scrolling shooter is dead apparently hasn’t taken a look at today’s gaming scene. I still see games where people are clearly influenced by the likes of Contra and Metal Slug. In fact, Hard Corps: Uprising is still pretty high on my play list, despite the fact that it’s got the immense challenge that makes me hurl my controller like a baseball. (Thank goodness for padded walls.) Joining the fray this week is Demiurge Studios’ Shoot Many Robots, a game I’ve been a fan of since I saw it in a suite last year at Game Developers Conference. And I don’t just fondly remember the appointment for the beer. 8.4/10

