What is it?
Sin and Punishment is a 2000 shooter by Treasure, famed creators of Gunstar Heroes, Radiant Silvergun and Ikargua. You assume the role of, to start with, Saki. Japan has been running out of food, so tasty creatures called Ruffians were created to satisfy the hunger. Unfortunately, they have gotten out of control, turning the tables on the Japenese, who have now become the food, and it is up to Saki to stop it. The plot, while incredibly confusing, is fantastic in an incredibly OTT kind of way, changing from destroying the Ruffians, to saving the earth from an imposter earth planet (I know....).
Is it any good?
Sin and Punishment, with superb, imaginative shooter gameplay (including the ability to swat missiles back at enemies with your sword) and a fantastic, over-the-top style, is simply one of the best shooters ever. The unique combination of a light-gun game in which you can move from side-to-side, jump and roll as well as using your gun and sword is superb, and some of the levels (fighting entire enemy aircraft carriers as well as helicopters and jets, or an entire earth) are some of the best ever conceived, making this an incredibly enjoyable game. The only problem is that, like most of Treasure's games, it's incredibly short, designed for people to play it multiple times to advance high scores. The game originally was only released in Japan for the N64, but now it's on the Virtual Console in the west. There's just no excuse! I say give it a try, I guarentee that you'll at least find it very memorable.
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