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Game Overview

Argus no Senshi is one of those arcade gems that throws you right into the chaos—no tutorials, no hand-holding, just you and a sword against waves of enemies that don’t care if you’re new. The controls are simple (slash, jump, maybe a special move if you’re lucky), but the difficulty ramps up fast. One minute you’re cutting down basic grunts, the next you’re dodging arrows while a screen-filling boss laughs at your efforts.

What I love is how it nails that old-school arcade feel—the pixel art’s rough but full of personality, and the music’s the kind of synth-heavy track that sticks in your head. It’s punishing, sure, but in that way where you keep muttering "one more try" as the continue screen taunts you. If you miss quarters disappearing into a cabinet, this’ll hit the spot.

Just don’t blame me when you lose an hour to it.