Never anything less than utterly gripping, Hideo Kojima's first game is something of a rarity in that it's a cult fanboy classic that actually deserves every single bit of the praise that is heaped upon it
Whilst something of a short game at around 6 hours Snatcher draws you into it's cyberpunk Blade Runner-esque story with sharply written dialogue which is delivered by some of the best voice acting ever heard in a videogame. (Good voice acting would go on to be a trait of Kojima's main series - Metal Gear Solid)
The actual game plays like a sort of visual novel interspersed with frantic shooting sections which are played either on the joypad or the Justifier light gun.
A special mention should go to the soundtrack which is possibly one of the greatest of all time.
Snatcher's endearing characters and superb story mean this is something everyone should play through at least once. It is easy to emulate using a Megadrive emulator on either a PC or a modded Xbox if you don't want to pay the triple figure price it seems to command nowadays.
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