Yes, you’re seeing that right – I have unlocked Expert mode! Managed it on my second go this lunchtime.

The game is now brilliant again. It’s funny how things that annoy you become things you love about the game when you start enjoying it.

For example, when trying to reach the 2,000 points I needed to reach Expert mode, I was getting really very irritated with furries appearing from out of the shrubbery and killing me. Since unlocking Expert mode I now love the way that to stay alive you really need to stay in open space so the enemies can’t hide, but that you also need to keep moving. The balance between trying to stay away from cover and keep away from approaching enemies is one of the things that makes the game great.

Oh, and it is great. Now I’ve unlocked it, I can see that Expert mode works better than the original. It doesn’t start off like Normal mode but ramp up faster, oh no. It gives you 2,000 points and starts you off at that level, with enemies coming thick and fast the moment you start playing. It’s great.

Oh, and for the record, it’s so frantic that I don’t even mind having three lives instead of two. I worried that the extra life would extend the game too much, but that hasn’t happened.

Basically, the Minigore I loved is back, but now it’s better. It’s just a shame that it was unlocked at the beginning and that I had to suffer through several fairly dull attempts to get it back.

Unfortunately, now I won’t have time to take screen shots any more.


Mourn its passing, for you shall never see its like again.