Berzerk: Recharged

Short and Sweet. It's a modern version of the original Berzerk, which was the grandpappy of all run and gun games. Berzerk was a big deal back when in 1981. This version is serviceable, sadly it doesn't come with the original. It feels a little slower to accommodate all the new bells and whistles, and doesn't have the eerie feeling of the original. There is a reason why Scott Cawthon loves using Atari references in Five Nights at Freddy's. It's fine... all in all. The elephant in the room is that this game is easily outclassed nowadays since the Recharged series don't step outside improving the visuals, trying to hold onto the original gameplay with some few novelties. Take this review as a soft recommendation, but you would be better playing Enter the Gungeon or even some Newgrounds or Miniclip games. The only reason why this isn't a negative review is that the game is still very much okay, it is just that a formula this old has been done multiple times over in many shapes and forms but all those games owe it to Berzerker. This could be among the weakest titles in the Recharged series, but maybe that's because everyone had higher expectations since Berzerker is just as much of a classic as Space Invaders, so Berzerker begs for a modern revival to match modern classics like Cuphead or Mewgenics. For the time being, it's not bad and you can get all the achievements in one go if you wish. It is a nice and simple game from yesteryear.