About Xeno Online II:
Growing up with a Sega Genesis I had 3 favorite games. Ghouls and Ghosts, Lightening Force (TFIV), and Altered Beast. Now entering the ring 25 years later the new King in Genesis action titles… Xeno Crisis! First off, I love all things twinstick shooter. It’s the one genre that never fails to get my adrenaline pumping. Robotron was the first I remember playing as a kid and it had a large impact on me. Moving onto 16-bit consoles the only game I remember being twinstick was Smash TV on SNES. It was an amazing experience for the time as well. Now, with that said I just want to reaffirm that we are indeed seeing a new Sega Genesis title released before our very eyes and it is indeed twinstick! The pixel art, animations, sfx, music, and gameplay are absolutely amazing considering the hardware limitations faced by the devs. XC ends up playing like a combination of Smash TV, Total Carnage, and Alien Syndrome albeit much faster paced and with a sleight bit of procedural generation mixed in to keep things fresh.. I haven’t made it too far into the game yet but from what I’ve played thus far this is a straight up diamond buried in the trash bin we know as Steam. Absolutely adore this game and what it represents. An amazing job by the devs! Well worth the wait and admission cost.Xeno Crisis borrows it’s gameplay both from Smash T.V and some vibes from Alien Syndrome.
