Project Root is, without a doubt, ambitious. Mixing classic shoot-em-ups (shmups) with an open world is daring to say the least. Shmups were always confined to a vertical or horizontal scrolling plane ...

While the ship I piloted in Project Root was more hovercraft than helicopter, I was nevertheless immediately reminded of EA's classic “Strike” series, though with a ton more shooting and absolutely no ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ID@Xbox continues its indie march with Project Root, a frenetic modern shmup (shoot 'em up) that ...

Not many games can make me sob into my can of San Peligrino, holding my head in my hands and quietly whimpering “Why? Just…why?” but Project Root is a game which has managed to do just that. The game ...