Jets'n'Guns was one of my absolute favorite computer arcade games. The last time I enjoyed an arcade game as much as JnG was probably Space Tripper several years back. Last Sunday, I upgraded my copy of Jets'n'Guns to Jets'n'Guns Gold. For $9.95, how could I go wrong? Rake in Grass improved the display resolution, added 7 new ships, 70 new enemies, and 17 new weapons. Most importantly, they included 21 new levels which doubled the total to 42 in the Gold version.

I just finished going through all 42 levels on Easy and I’m now playing it again on Normal. Some of the levels were still pretty challenging. The new content was primarily in the beginning of the game. I think the second half played out pretty much how I remembered the original. As before, the plot makes almost no sense at all. However, you don't play JnG for plot. The carnage in JnG Gold is as great as ever. It still stands as one of my all-time favorite arcade experiences for the computer.

I played through Act Two and Act Three of the Bonus Campaign yesterday. That finished up the last of the campaigns included in The Frozen Throne expansion. Although Thrall appeared in the story, the real hero was Rexxar. Rexxar was a Mok'Nathal, a half-orc, half-ogre breed. By the end of the campaign, you had a total of four powerful heroes at your command. Overall, I found it to be pretty easy and straight-forward with that many heroes. However, the end of Act Two (destroying the village) and Act Three (killing Grand Admiral Proudmore) were a decent challenge. That made up for some of the tedium of Act One.