Indie mechs us happy

Keith and Aleks have been banging the virtual drum for indie developers for ages and now it's my turn. After all, aren't these guys the future for discerning gamers? Freed from publisher conservatism indie devs can push at the boundaries of gaming, reaching out to touch the final frontier of interactive entertainment. Or so goes the theory. In fact a lot of indie developers simply regurgitate commercial releases, revisiting the staid old genres and creating clones with a little less polish. A new self-funded release goes some way to bucking this trend. Created by some ex Rare guys – they worked on Banjo Kazooie rather than Grabbed by the Ghoulies, thankfully – War World is a rather enjoyable mech combat game. It won't shatter your gaming expectations, or win any awards, but if you want to see what a small team can do then give it a go.