Tech-Gaming: Polar Panic Review

Veteran gamers may recall Sega’s 1982 coin-op, Pengo. The Antarctic-themed diversion tasked players with eliminating protagonists by sliding blocks of ice. Consequently, each time one of the frozen chunks was moved, the game’s labyrinthine environment changed, forcing players to employ a dose of strategy along with their sharpened reflexes. The amusement’s one deficiency was its pace- like many coin-ops, Pengo was designed to be enjoyed in quarter-pumping bursts.