In the days of eight and sixteen bit gaming humor was quite often employed in video games. Titles like Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Clayfighter took well constructed gameplay and added comic twists. While many modern titles add in the occasional joke or humorous easter egg, it’s rare nowadays that a game comes out with a deliberately comical bent.

One of these very games has just gone gold. Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is a tongue-in cheek shooter that has a fictional video game action star Matt Hazard returning to action to battle an enemy who seeks to go into his past and stop him before his illustrious career can begin. The hilarious title will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC beginning March 3rd.