Space Invaders
Slowly scroll across
Missiles trickle upwards (THWEW)
Slow, no longer fun.
Mega Man 9
Hop and shoot across the pits,
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill;
Choose the weapon that most fits,
Splash, kill, kill, kill, kill.
Pixelated retro joy,
Kill, kill, Concrete, kill;
Fun for gamer girl and boy,
Kill, kill, Magma, kill.
Hop on Rush and take a ride,
Kill, kill, Hornet, kill;
How I wish that Rock could slide,
Kill, kill, Jewel, kill.
Buy some lives when it gets rough,
Kill, Galaxy, kill;
Gameplay-wise it can be tough,
Kill, Tornado, kill.
I’m not sure it’s for everyone,
Plug, kill, kill, kill;
But “old-school” gamers will have fun,
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.
In: PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Defend Your Castle
Fling and smash your foes
Simple violent destruction
Stupidly good fun.
Too simplistic — some disdain;
At five bucks, I don’t complain.
Asteroids
Thrust, blast,
Thrust, shoot,
Avoid
Alien brute
Warp, blast,
Shoot, thrust,
In Asteroids
I place my trust
Short, old
Arcade,
I award
Medium grade.
Pac-Man
Down the halls you run
Eating, Dodging, Chomping fun
Maze patterns? Just one.
I enjoyed this trend-setter,
Although Ms. is much better.