There's burning, decapitation, poisoning, and dismemberment. Unholy mutants thrash as the player hangs them on cruel foot-long electrified spikes, or biffs them into giant sawblades or pools of acid.
Skulls explode underfoot and red splashes coat the pavement. Upon death, enemies explode in a shower of giblets, and any remains including brains, heads, and limbs may be used against their brothers. The combat itself is tight, fast-paced, and gory as hell. Both enemies and scenery will yield money and sometimes weapons when destroyed, so widespread destruction is advised.
Levelling up won't just increase stats, it also unlocks powerful finishing moves that allow actions like curb-stomping the head of a downed opponent, or sucking their vitality out and gaining health in the process. There are five classes to choose from - beserker, mage, tank, shaman, and mesmer - and each comes with its own skill tree and abilities.Īll have a light, heavy, and jumping attacks, but also special moves that are unlocked by buying tattoos.įor example, the berserker is a lead singer whose screams flatten and poison enemies and provide buffs for his bandmates, while the tank is the bulky drummer who has a number of projectile attacks.Ī character's strength, speed, defence, and the power of their unique attacks ("anar-chi") are increased by distributing points that come with each level gained, and each attribute is also affected by the clothing currently being worn.Ĭlothes are the bulk of the game's loot, and may grant special abilities such as freezing enemies when a critical hit is made, or provide better protection against certain attacks. The co-op band beat-em-up RPG stuff makes it all sounds rather like Scott Pilgrim vs The World, but this is a darker and vastly superior game, and one of the best available on XBLA. What that involves is a pleasingly lengthy trek through streets, temples, sewers, malls, meadows, construction sites and the like, all of which have been overrun by an array of ghouls, zombies, demons, and mutants - think the kind of grotesque deformities that characterise The Binding of Isaac.
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