kantor1003
Prolific Member
Is now out on xbox live marked place, wii's counterpart and on mac/pc. I bought it from xbox live 4 days ago and haven't done anything but played that shit since. There is one question you need to ask yourself before buying it; do you like platformers? Yes? Then you should get it now. This game is really hard, but don't worry, the difficulty level is gradually increased so you don't get that "how the hell is this shit even possible?!?!" feeling all that often. The main "story" consists of around 150 maps and they are mostly really manageable difficulty wise.. however, there is a "dark world" version of every map, which is basically a hardcore version of the "light world" version. In addition to the dark world levels you also have a bunch of extra levels that are hidden around various levels called "warp zones". Completing these will unlock new characters with different attributes like the ability to double jump and the likes. All in all, there is probably around 350 levels and a bunch of replayability.
Like any good platformer (think super mario and the likes) the controls are great.. and they really must be to make you able to finish some of the more difficult levels which requires chirurgical precision to complete. The game is really rewarding though and things that seemed impossible at first will suddenly feel like a breeze. On my 3d play through in the "light world" for example, it only took me 1 hour to complete, something that, on the first play through, probably took me closer to 6-7 hours.
The music in this game is great, and coupled with the almost instant respawn time makes it all the less frustrating after you have seen your body being splattered on the same spikes for the 150th time. As a bonus, when you have completed a level, all your attempts will be shown simultaneously so you can sit and watch all those Meat Boy's being wasted.
In short, this is the greatest platformer I have ever played and I encourage anyone remotely interested in the genre to get this ASAP!
If any of you already have played it, I just finished getting "the kid" from "I wanna be the guy"! One of the most difficult levels I have played this far. The dark world versions of the last maps is super mario in comparison.
Like any good platformer (think super mario and the likes) the controls are great.. and they really must be to make you able to finish some of the more difficult levels which requires chirurgical precision to complete. The game is really rewarding though and things that seemed impossible at first will suddenly feel like a breeze. On my 3d play through in the "light world" for example, it only took me 1 hour to complete, something that, on the first play through, probably took me closer to 6-7 hours.
The music in this game is great, and coupled with the almost instant respawn time makes it all the less frustrating after you have seen your body being splattered on the same spikes for the 150th time. As a bonus, when you have completed a level, all your attempts will be shown simultaneously so you can sit and watch all those Meat Boy's being wasted.
In short, this is the greatest platformer I have ever played and I encourage anyone remotely interested in the genre to get this ASAP!
If any of you already have played it, I just finished getting "the kid" from "I wanna be the guy"! One of the most difficult levels I have played this far. The dark world versions of the last maps is super mario in comparison.
