Moon (DS)

It's hard to rock your own style on the moon.Moon's mission statement is written on the many terminals strewn throughout its claustrophobic interiors. Each one builds the backstory like a brick laser-cut to precise dimensions: "Subjects are extracted at a rate of 100 individuals per Earth rotation. Subjects are transferred directly to the facility's holding tanks via a precision particle beam that deconstructs the subject and reconstructs it on site. Success rate is 99.999%." The writing's clean and efficient. That goes for the rest of the game, too, which is built with an understated charm and no-nonsense functionality that reveals an understanding of first-person shooter basics. Moon's setup is quick and painless: You're on the moon; you enter the base; things go wrong; you pick up a gun; you shoot. The game has old-school legs. When you're not shooting or being shot, you're tasked with opening locked doors, disabling energy barriers, and racing against countdown timers. The high-tec...

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