Recon Quest

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"Recon Quest" is another one of those cases where itchio fails the one single job it has, which is to contain and isolate amateur crapware so gamers don't have to see it or put up with it. In this case, itch leaked and failed to contain this 2D retro pixelcrap ripoff of Battle City, a 2D top down tank shooter with no compelling interest as a video game in 2024, that looks more like it was the only game in the bargain bins at a 1991 game shop that nobody shoplifted. What do you do in the game? Control a little pixelcrap tank, take one look at the graphics and gameplay, and uninstall. The game is really simple and unambitious in terms of implementation, more of a tech demo or one of those cases where an amateur developer spends $100 to publish something on Steam Direct to see if it's possible. Yes, obviously it's possible. A proof of concept, tech demo, or something that's less than a little blip on the radar isn't offering anything truly valuable to gamers. This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone wh…