February 2022 • Macworld 75for thinking you’ve just bought a late
90s puzzle platformer. You jump
and run like Mario, kill monsters by
jumping on their heads and collect
puzzle pieces. And then you’re
introduced to Braid’s killer feature:
you can turn back time.
As you progress, you realise that
this is a crucial part of the game’s
mechanics. There are
sections you can’t
complete without
winding back the
action. Add in some
fiendishly designed
levels, a lot of old-
school gaming and
a genuinely great
soundtrack, and you
realise why Braid
won all those awards.
- Dinocide
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The recent fad
for retro games
has given the old-
fashioned sideways-
scrolling platform
game a new lease of
life, and one of the
most authentically
retro titles we’ve
seen recently is
Dinocide from Atomic Torch.
Dinocide is clearly inspired by
the NES arcade games of the 80s,
and puts you in control of a cute little
pixellated caveman who fights his
way through a variety of landscapes
and levels in order to rescue his
cave lady friend. The format is very
straightforward, as you run and jump
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