Play Halfway To Hell: Progear Red Label Online

Halfway To Hell: Progear Red Label is one of those arcade shooters that looks deceptively simple until you actually play it. The first few seconds feel manageable—bright pixel bullets, chunky enemy ships, that satisfying pew-pew of your weapons. Then the screen fills with chaos, and suddenly you're weaving through bullet patterns like a maniac while trying not to crash into the scenery.

It's got that classic Cave shooter vibe—tight controls, a killer soundtrack, and the kind of difficulty that makes you want to slam the cabinet (but in a good way). The Red Label version tweaks some of the original mechanics, so even if you've played Progear before, there's a fresh layer of "oh no" waiting for you. I still haven't cleared the third stage without continuing, but hey, that's half the fun.

If you miss the days of dumping quarters into arcade machines just to see how far you could get, this one's a perfect time capsule.