{"id":22214,"date":"2022-04-18T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22214"},"modified":"2022-04-06T13:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:01:02","slug":"thunder-kid-hunt-for-the-robot-emperor-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/18\/thunder-kid-hunt-for-the-robot-emperor-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder Kid: Hunt for the Robot Emperor (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Thunder Kid is a 3-D run and gun action game with retro-styled polygonal graphics that make it look like a PSOne game.\u00a0 The story has something to do with a future war between the US and Canada, and robots taking over, but all you really need to know is that you are Thunder Kid and you must shoot all the robots.\u00a0 The game is available to download on nearly all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

In the game, you can move in any direction, jump, and hold down a button to fire.\u00a0 And that\u2019s it.\u00a0 You\u2019ll run down corridors shooting robots and avoiding their projectiles.\u00a0 If you get hit three times you\u2019ll have to start at the last checkpoint, but you have unlimited tries.\u00a0 Sometimes defeated robots will leave behind an energy icon that\u2019ll refill your health one notch.\u00a0 And there are also branching pathways and you may find a hidden gold coin if you pick the right one.\u00a0 Not sure what those coins do other than give you something extra to find, though.\u00a0 At the end of each area is a diamond.\u00a0 Snatch it to complete the level, and after a few levels you\u2019ll defeat a boss.<\/p>\n

The game kind of gave me some Mega Man vibes.\u00a0 The primitive 3-D graphics made me think of Mega Man Legends.\u00a0 And the way stages are laid out and the fact that you instantly die when you touch spikes made me think of what would happen if a more straightforward Mega Man game was in 3-D.\u00a0 Luckily the play control is very good, and you have lots of control over your jumps, which is nice.\u00a0 I kind of wish the game copied more of Mega Man\u2019s tropes, like a stage select feature or bosses that give you weapons when you defeat them, just to give it a bit more variety.\u00a0 As it stands, the game was just too repetitive and difficult for me to stay interested.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not a bad game, it just could\u2019ve been a lot better.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thunder Kid: Hunt for the Robot Emperor is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You just shoot robots with lasers, and when you get lose a life, you just get knocked back and explode in a flurry of light.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, and younger gamers may find it too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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