McPixel Review

Hi, my name is Nik and today i am reviewing:

McPixel  is the funniest point & click adventure i played in a long time.

The idea is simple, but very addicting. You play as McPixel, and your job is to prevent disasters, in the most nonsensical way possible. 

Just as an example, in one of the less ridiculous levels, you have to save Titanik, by jumping overboard, and pushing the ship away from the iceberg. The game Is just the silliest thing ever.

The gameplay is the standard point & click formula, with a twist. You have 20 seks, to complete a level, in that time you can do only one action. If you get in wrong, you watch a funny fail animation, and if you get it right, you watch an even funnier success cinematic.

This is one of those games, that are best played with fiends. You just give the game to someone that never played it before, so he doesn't know the answers, and you will have the time of your life. 

You will sill enjoy the game, if you are alone, but not nearly as much.

To top it all off, McPixel is a very funny game, if you play it with friends, or alone, its up to you. 

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Shank Review

Hi, my name is Nik and today i am reviewing:

Shank is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up (or brawler) that is in the style of Streets Of Rage, or Double Dragon.

The game has a classic revenge story. Shank is looking for the murderer of his girlfriend- The Butcher. Its a  good, simple and well written story, that will keep you fairly interested. 

This is one of the few brawlers, to come out in recent years and its a good one. Shank can perform three attack - light, heavy and range.

For your light attacks, you always use two knifes, a fast, but fairly weak weapon. For your heavy, and range attacks, you can choose from a large selection of weapons, ranging from chainsaws, to shotguns. 

Your arsenal also contains grenades and a pounce attack, that lets you grab enemies and do powerful moves on them.

   

The most important thing for a brawler is combo linking, and Shank has perfected that to the limit. Every time you attack, you feel like a bad ass, because the combos link very nicely together, and the game has very satisfying ragdoll physics. 

Also you can juggle someone with your shotgun, and that definitely is a selling point for Shank.

Of course, the game has some issues. For example the tutorial is kind of useless. You learn that you can attack ... but you knew that already. So you have to learn the controls, with testing all of them, or memorizing them from the controls menu.  

Also playing with keyboard is hard, so i strongly recommend useing a 360 controller, or some kind of PC pad.

One last thing, this game has a really nice cel-shad graphics style, that reminds me a lot of Borderlands and The Walking Dead.   

To top it all of, Shank is a great 2D brawler, that resembles a lot of classic games, but with a modern twist.

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They Bleed Pixels Review

Hi, my name is Nik and today i am reviewing:

They Bleed Pixels is an extremely difficult platformer, somewhere along the lines of Super Meat Boy. The twist is that it has combat and an 8-bit graphic style.

The story of They Bleed Pixels is based on Lovecraftian mythos, so expect some weird stuff. The basics come down to, you are a girl that accidently  gets involved in to some demonic ritual, that gives you nightmares. In them you are this purple thing, with spikes for hands, and thirst for blood.

But really now, who plays a game like that for the story? Well no one, you play them to test your platfroming skills to the limit, and to feel important when you complete a level. And of course, to rage as much possible, in the meantime.

If you are looking for that, this game will deliver. The platforming is very similar to Super Meat Boy, in the sense that you can stick to walls and jump from them, its also just as unforgiving. But Its a bit slower, because of the combat.  

The combat is very violent and over the top, i would describe it as a 2D spectacle fighter. Its all done with one button, and therefore your moves are determined, by your direction and by the button press (hold, or tap). 

The fighting gets really diverse, when you start using the environment  in your combos. You can kick enemies up in to saws, or impale them on spikes. The game really encourage you, to chain big combos together, because of the checkpoint system.

When you kill  enemies, the bar to the top fills up. If you killed them with a  big combo, the bar charges quicker. When its full, you can cast a checkpoint. So if you play better - you can use more checkpoints.

The 8-bit style, suits this game very will, because of the weird nonsense in the story. But if you don't like the 8-bit style, you will hate this game.

I found several annoying things in the game. First - no graphic options just windowed mode. It doesn't even have resolution options.

Second - when you are on 1 health (out of 3), the colors change a bit and the music gets kind of echoey. This can get very irritating, if you can't heal for a long time. 

And third - the ice blocks make you slide, but they make you slide too much ,and you lose all precise control.

To top it all of, you will like They Bleed Pixels, if you like games like Super Meat Boy, or I Wanna Be The Guy, If you don't, this game is not for you.

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Jamestown: Legend of The Lost Colony Review

Hi, my name is Nik and today i am reviewing:

Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony is a top-down bullet hell, with a very authentic 16-bit style.

The story of Jamestown is kind of crazy. You are a prisoner who escapes earth, in order to clear his name. You go to Jamestown - a 17th century British colony, set on mars. The colony is currently being attacked, by the Spanish of course, and so you must defend it.

The gameplay is simple, but well polished. You have a primary and a secondary attack, which are ship specific. And every ship has what is called "Vaunt Mode", this makes you immune for a short time.

Of course, bullet hells are all about difficulty, and Jamestown is no exception. One hit, and you die, simple as that. Therefore, you must stay very focused and use your Vaunt Mode very carefully.

The game can be controlled with the mouse, keyboard, or xbox controller. Its usually played best with the mouse, but it all comes down to personal preference and ship choice. 

Jamestown also features local (on the same PC), four player co-op, which can be quite fun, if you can get two, or three of your friends to play with. 

The best, or worst part for some people is the 16-bit style. If you love that that SNES feel, Jamestown probably has what you are looking for. If you hate the 16-bit style, then you will hate this game. 

I personally love it, and so i love how they used it in Jamestown.

The only problem i can think of, is the lack of LAN, or online multiplayer. But still, this is the first game from "Final Form Games", so i can't criticise them all that much for that one. 

To top it all of, Jamestown: Legend of The Lost Colony is a great, top down bullet hell, with a nice 16-bit style.

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