there are kinda two ways to look at this one now: first off, unless you own a cabinet yourself, the only way you're likely to get a genuine hands on experience with lunar lander is in an arcade. likely a very noisy place. so you'll get to check out the unique controls of the game, including what looks and feels like an actual thruster. really cool. that aside, though, i think there's an upside to playing this one at home, in the quiet, whether you're someone fortunate enough to have the cabinet or you're playing it on mame or something. ideally with a decent pair of headphones or some nice, bassy speakers. point being, there's an eerie serenity to this vector game in which you ever so gently land your craft on the surface of the moon. the only sound is the deep, gentle, very muffled roar of your rockets. and for me, even without that super cool cabinet, that's an experience worth revisiting now and then.

Reviewed on Sep 13, 2020


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