Armed and Gelatinous: Couch Edition

Seriously this is my favorite game in my library. Easy to learn, and a blast to play. Just grab your friends and your favorite couch and enjoy!

*Review / Testing Copy was recieved for free. Armed and Gelatinous is a rather strange title once you take a step back and think about it. Not because of its art style, game mechanics, or any other in-game reason. Nope, its simply because of its chosen genre / target market. Think about it, its a couch CO-OP game. When was the last time you played one of those? A good bet for many it would've been Halo 2 on the Original Xbox. Now those were the days, sitting on the couch next to your friends, blasting each other in the face than playfully getting jabbed in the rib by one of your friends while he jokingly called you a cheater. Unfortunately that kind of fun quickly and unfortunately fell by the wayside with game developers deciding it was no longer important or even wanted anymore by players in favor of each person having one big screen and playing with total strangers on the internet. Now, to be said the developers of AnG have decided to implement an online game mode so you can just do that. I however would recommend that you instead sit down with your friends or at least play online with your IRL friends / LAN party goers. AnG is a game that just feels great to play, much like Halo 2 did. It dosen't have the scope of Halo's maps and your not running around as a 2 legged spartan shooting each other. But i think thats a great thing, why copy one of the most memorable games of that type when you can do something better and original? Instead each player (4 total) controls a Jelly-like blob in space of a different color in a 2D play space. The goal being to grab as many weapons as you can, which causes you to get bigger (and slower! so be careful!) and than ruthlessly fire at your [strike] friends [/strike] enemies. Be aware though that the gun only fires in the direction its facing once its attached to you so be a bit tactical on which part of your blob you grab it with! In a pinch (or if someone is foolish enough to get close enough) you can dash right into their face killing / absorbing them and granting you the opportunity to grab their guns! The end goal of course is to be the last and best blob standing, it can get pretty fast paced and intense. Especially if your sitting there with some friends when you manage to at the last possible seconds to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat while jumping up with a shout of "HAH!". There are a few other game modes planned that i am personally looking forward to, but this is definitely one title i heartily reccomend for anyone whose looking for something refreshing to play. So if your tired of the monotony that seems to be the games industry these days, grab a copy of AnG, grab some controllers, grab some [strike] buddies [/strike] enemies, and strike your [strike] friends [/strike] enemies down for the ultimate bragging rights. (Do keep an eye out for those elbows though, or your ribs might become sore)

Easy, fast paced and quirky. Definitely needs multiplayer though, which I hear is in the pipeline. Works on Linux too!

I've had the pleasure of playing this game local multiplayer at various expos and conventions quite a bit. Armed & Gelatinous is a unique indie gem that should be a staple in any local-multiplayer game fan's library. The risk/reward of growing large with guns and becoming a slower, bigger target leads to a lot of excitement during heated 4 player matches. Strategizing where to put your weapons, playing chicken with dash attacks, paying attention to the timing of your guns and using the debris around you to your advantage makes for a very engaging experience. There are loads of ways to configure matches, different game modes, etc. as well that should keep you and your friends busy, and your couch full.

Very fun to play with friends!

good fun

This game solved world peace. So far w/ 2 players I've been enjoying the dodgeball and soccer modes, excited to try it with more people when I get the chance!

I love this game, so chaotic and fun.

This game is a blast! I found it originally in the arcade and had to grab a copy on steam once it came out. If you're looking for a fun game to play with some friends that is really easy to understand, this is it.

Simple and fun.