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The DOS game Abuse is fondly remembered among longtime PC gamers for its then-unique take on the side-scrolling run-and-gun genre. Using a mouse-and-keyboard setup, players could move their character and aim their selected weapon at the same time — standard functionality in many modern games, but a welcome innovation for gamers accustomed to the stiff controls that often plagued Contra clones in the mid-90s.
Abuse Classic ($2.99) easily adapts this control scheme to the iPhone, thanks to the platform’s multitouch functionality. The game also boasts the following features:
- 22 long, action-packed missions
- 8 powerful weapons to collect
- 4 power-ups
- Smooth, parallax scrolling action
- Realtime point/source lighting
- Over 1000 hand-drawn frames of animation
- Discover secret rooms by blasting walls, floors, and ceilings
Parallax scrolling! Haven’t heard that one used as a selling point in a while. My approval is earned.
So, whathappened to the previous port of this?http://appshopper.com/games/alien-abuse
and is this version in any way better?