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Author: Matt Ryan
There are a lot of shoot-’em-ups on Switch. Literal hundreds. A lot of all-time greats among them, too: Mushihimesama, Crimzon Clover, Darius, Aleste, Tiger Heli, Cotton … the list goes on. So the bar to being called “one of the best shoot-’em-ups on Switch” is a high one, to say the least. Dead End City is one of the best shoot-’em-ups on Switch. Imagine Mad Max as a vertically-scrolling arcade shooter. Instead of spaceships and fighter jets, you’ve got heavily-armed muscle cars—“Chariots”. Instead of space stations and warzones, you’ve got a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland ruled over by a ruthless gang…
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