The arcade twin-stick shooter market is not as vibrant as it once was, giving CYGNI: All Guns Blazing a chance to impose itself on a forgotten genre. Its vibrant visuals and cacophonous combination of sounds and scores dominate the meal, but the rest of the experience is undercooked and disproportionate.

As an avid lover of twin-stick space shooters—with Housemarque’s Super Stardust and Resogun still considered must-plays—I was thrilled to hear KeelWorks’ CYGNI: All Guns Blazing was speeding towards us at warp speed…or at least I was until I played it.