The original Expendable for the Dreamcast and PC was a twin stick shooter before twin stick shooters existed, or better yet, it was the precursor to the genre that has been done a million times ever since Geometry Wars popularized it way back in 2007. The original Expendable can’t properly be called a “twin stick shooter” because the Dreamcast only had one joystick, but all the other elements were there. Players controlled a character, in this case a burly marine looking man, who had to travel through a level while enemies attacked from all sides. It received mostly favorable reviews but was also criticized for its controls. So it should come as no surprise, with the recent growth in popularity of twin stick shooters that Expendable has been re-released for mobile devices with an improved control scheme, under the name Expendable: Rearmed
AR: Games based in the future are always a lot of fun. they can be really fantastical and let the imagination wander. Games where there is a need to shoot pretty much everything moving are also a ton of fun. Expendable Rearmed fits in both categories. The year 2463 is when Expendable Rearmed is set. Mankind has reached into deep deep space. The problem is, space has reached back.
DSOGaming writes: "How times have changed. Back in the Voodoo2 days, Incoming and Expendable were among the best looking PC titles and today, gamers will be able to experience this title on their mobile devices. Retrobomb, in association with Funbox, announced the Android launch of the classic PC and console title, Expendable, brought up to date for new, mobile platforms and Smart TV’s and retitled, Expendable: Rearmed."
