Jets'n'Guns Gold

K. Fields
2007-06-17T19:37:31-04:00
Video Games

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.