Review: Iro Hero (PlayStation 4)

In a world where humans are used as power supplies, only one man has the will to change it all! Iro Hero is a sci-fi adventure with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across 9 action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh four-color polarity.

Pros:

• Modern pixel art graphics.
• 291.2mb download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Shmup gameplay.
• Online leaderboards.
• Four modes-Story/Normal/Arcade/1CC.
• Story-9 levels with still image cutscenes.
• Polarity is the gimmick, change on the fly to take out the different enemy types.
• Can absorb bullets.
• Big screen-filling boss battles.
• Fast pace.
• Arcade atmosphere.
• Easy trophy list.
• Can buy lives with your points.
• Cool animated level backdrops.
• Bullets bounce off walls.
• Start at any unlocked level.
• Power-ups to improve guns.
• Quick to action.
• A lot of replay value.

Cons:

• Have to unlock 1CC.
• No actual tutorial.
• Continues are level restarts.
• Not as hardcore as other games in the genre.