Neon Reign Game Review

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I wasn’t alive for the arcade boom of the ‘80s, but I still had my fill of coin-operated cabinets growing up. You could find me at The Simpsons Arcade Game, Virtua Fighter, House of the Dead II, Time Crisis, or Marvel vs. Capcom. While these still exist in the world, we also have cardboard versions of arcade fights like Unmatched, Ivion, Marvel Dice Throne, Summoner Wars, and Guilty Gear Survive. In fact, the design of Neon Reign comes from Dice Throne veterans Aaron Hein and Manny Trembley.

Neon Reign drips with all the nostalgic flair that speaks to the inner arcade kid in all of us. From the flashy neon styling to the card pixelation, it throws simple callbacks to those old cabinet fighting controls. It’s a full-on trip down the aisles of bright lights and booming sound effects.

This one-to-two-player dueling game comes to us from Chip Theory Games’ new offshoot studio, Neon Knights. Departing from their big-box, poker chip-filled adventure games, this one brings us flashy cards and charming art. The only thing missing is a 16-bit soundtrack and sore fingers from excessive button mashing.

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