WTMG's Oliver Shellding: "This game was just the greatest cup of coffee for me to help start the new year. Last year started with a bang when I had the pleasure of playing Infernax, and 2023 got off to a great start as well with Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider. It’s not terribly involved, the storyline is a bit heavy handed, and you need to figure out how it handles, but it’s exactly what it needs to be. I can and will return to this game in the future when I want to burn through a great action platformer with excellent progression, and you can bet your ass I’ll be looking forward to future content, though this game needs none. Fans of the 16 bit era should absolutely give this a try and see for themselves what being vengeance really feels like."
“2023 had a more eventful January that most years thanks to an incredible selection of indie games so here are this month's awards.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Vengeful Guardian is 16-bit nostalgia done right, sticking Mega Man and Strider together in a wild combination of robot platforming and body horror, and bringing us a taste of what a modern SEGA Genesis game could be like.
(MP1st) Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider Review - A love letter to classic arcade games drenched in a charmingly futuristic retro style.
