Marathon Review

While Arc Raiders may have introduced the world to the concept of an extraction shooter, Marathon unequivocally demonstrates the true, unforgiving nature of the genre. The peculiar, almost amiable conditions found in Embark’s game (especially when playing solo) are entirely absent amidst the desolate megastructures of Tau Ceti IV. A seasoned Shell runner would simply scoff at the plea ‘Don’t shoot!’, assuming they weren’t already using those critical moments to eliminate you.