Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison earned her nickname as a bomb disposal expert for the Global Defense Force. When transhumanist cult mastermind Dr. Jadus Heskel unleashes a cybernetic army on Neo DC, Shelly decides it’s time to start chucking bombs rather than defusing them. Her journey will leave trails of blood and gore in huge, multi-path levels filled with those famous colorful keycards and plenty of secrets and Easter Eggs to discover behind every corner. There’s also no regenerating health here, so stop taking cover and start running and gunning. Honestly, Ion Maiden should probably come out on three hundred floppy disks. Shelly’s quest to take down Dr. Heskel’s army will see her use an arsenal of weapons, all with alternate fire modes or different ammo types. Her signature revolver, Loverboy, brings enemies pain and players pleasure with single shots, or Shelly can fan the hammer Old West style. Shotguns are fun, but tossing grenades down their barrels and firing explosive rounds is even better. Bowling Bombs are just as violent and over-the-top as one would hope. Ion Maiden laughs at the idea of constant checkpoints and straight paths through shooting galleries. But just because this is a true old-school first-person shooter doesn’t mean there won’t be all the good new stuff the last two decades have brought. Headshots? Hell yeah. More physics and interactivity? You betcha. Widescreen, controller support, and Auto Saves? 3D Realms and Voidpoint took the best of both worlds and cooked it all into a bloody stew.
Platforms
Linux Switch PC PS4 XONEGenres
Indie ShooterThemes
Action Science fictionLanguages: English and 4 more
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Critic Reviews
By Maurice Pogue
Ion Fury is the game Duke Nukem Forever should have been.
- 25 Sep, 2020
By Alex Laybourne
As a kid of the 90s, I cut my big boy gaming teeth on games like Ion Fury. Futuristic, fast-paced shooters that were filled with gore, or at least indistinct red blobs that were meant to be chunks of scorched meat. Ion Fury was one of many games out in my youth, and while I never got a chance to play the original, I was delightfully surprised to be able to take this reboot/remaster/re-release – I’m not sure what they are terming it – out for a spin.
- 14 Aug, 2020
By Julio Fuertes
Ion Fury is a proposal that will amaze any shooter lover
- 08 Jul, 2020
By Juanma F. Padilla
Ion Fury is an honest game with yourself and your audience. What you see is what you will find, there is no trick, trap or cardboard. Classic is the word and the flavor it offers us. Based on that it is easy to weigh if it is what you are looking for or not, if it will satisfy you or not. And despite some small bug and the handicap involved in its control with pad, making it more advisable to play with keyboard and mouse if we have that possibility, it is still a very good option on any platform. If you like the genre of that time, if you have already replayed the references from which it drinks, here is a new title to enjoy.
- 23 Jun, 2020
By Athanasios
Ion Fury blows the Build Engine's dust off, and manages to offer something that seems to hit all the right - nostalgic - notes, but it sort of misses the most crucial ones. Gunfights feel awesome, but the level design is anything but, leading to the many quitter moments being dull as hell. Plus, Voidpoint's creation lacks character, and plays its "comedic" card a bit too safe for something that's meant to be a return to the days of Duke Nukem's political incorrectness. As for the Switch port, while currently the only way to enjoy this on the go, this is definitely something that plays a lot better on the PC.
- 05 Jun, 2020
