With the greatest of respect to DotEmu, it’s very funny that years of hype, delays and beta testing has given us this game, which is essentially Windjammers 1 with smoother graphics and minor mechanical meddling. It’s a move David Sirlin pioneered with Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix back in 2008, and like SSFIITHDR, Windjammers 2 is a sequel that serves as a sleeper agent for its 32-bit father figure, a shiny new HD experience that will potentially introduce fresh-faced players to the backrooms of Fightcade and local fighting game communities. The new game plays great, but I can’t help feeling like it is stealing some of dusty old valour from Data East’s chest - so much of this is out-and-out just the original game from 30 years ago, and it feels weird that Disc Jam - the indie Windjammers knockoff - is trying that much harder to bring the Flying Disc Game into the 21st century. Nonetheless - it’s Windjammers, for fuck’s sake. Give it a go.