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Isolated Warrior
Isolated Warrior is about the only man left over to fight off an invading horde of aliens with the totally rad name of Max Maverick. The alien invasion plot is exactly like Low-G-Man, except there’s no freezing-and-spearing mechanics in place. All Max has are his gun, his bombs, and an infinite capacity to perpetually shuffle towards the upper-right corner of the screen. Being one of the very few isometric action games on the NES, some cheeky translator likely used the word “Isolated” in the title as a nod to the shared prefix of “Iso-,” where no such pun exists in the Japanese title, Max Warrior: Wakusei Kaigenrei. Anyway, slanted perspective aside, this is your standard run-n-gun like Commando, Ikari Warriors, or Outzone, except you’re always in motion and you have the ability to jump for avoiding projectiles and terrestrial hazards. You can even hold A to prolong the jump with a somersault, cementing Max as a too-cool-for-school nineties hero for all times.
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