Holua's Arcades

What a hidden gem of a game! For the price of £3.19, you get plenty of original made arcade games, each are unique and a standalone game. Me particularly enjoy the beat'em up game "Don't mess with Rick", which features quite some unique mechanics for beat'em up games like parrying. I love this simple mechanic make beat'em up become strategic rather than mindless spamming jump kicks, because you will be in big trouble if they ducked and dodged your attack. Found various small bugs and Dev team was super quick into fixing them, definitely go give it a go!

Worst jump system in a beat 'em up game ever. They know this and made a level about platforming

This review is specifically for the "Don't Mess with Rick" Beat Em Up. Visual Shock (Graphics: 4/5) Pros: - The levels are bright and colorful but most importantly the characters stand out and are easy to see. - The animation is smooth and well done, attacks are easy to read which is extremely important in a game requiring usage of defense mechanics. - The character designs are decent and stand out well enough albeit not as memorable as the classics. Cons: - The only downside is that some levels aren't as interesting to look at but, since there's only 4 levels this isn't too bothersome. Speed Shock (Gameplay 3/5) Pros: - The game has an assortment of Punches, Kicks and Special moves that look flashy and feel satisfying to pull off. - Defense mechanics like the parry and roll are well done during combat and make the game a little more interesting despite it being very simplistic. - Enemies are tough and challenge you to utilize your defense mechanics, which also contributes to the combat. Even the Bosses are well designed. Cons: - Enemies can interrupt your combo string, while this wouldn't be an issue if only to combat button mashing, it can happen even after following up a parry which is problematic. - Platforming sections are far too precise for how sensitive the roll mechanic is. By itself this would already be a little too distracting from the combat but between the roll and having to redo the entire section upon death, it can get extremely frustrating. Sound Shock (Audio: 5/5) Pros: - The SFX in the game are hard hitting but nice on the ears - Music choice is decent, chiptune lends itself well to the games overall style and there are some bangers Cons: - none, Audio is actually pretty damn good Score Shock (Overall 4/5) The game cost 5 bucks and is included in a compilation, so if you're expecting something on the level of Streets of Rage 4, you're nuts. On its own it stands up pretty well all things considered, fix a few gameplay related things and its a retroactive classic. 👌🏿

Variedad, nostalgia y muy buena jugabilidad se dan la mano en cuatro juegos muy divertidos...bueno, cinco y hasta más. Una joya para todos los fanáticos de lo retro. Control muy intuitivo. En lo personal me gusta mucho que nos permita seguir avanzando para podfer descubrir todo lo que ofrece. Y el precio redondea una faena genial. Muy recomendado.

I'm mostly in agreement with everything said by Brawlers Avenue, only playing Don't Mess With Rick. I would give graphics 5/5. I've played a lot of beat-'em-ups with not too many enemies, and I've never seen this many frames of animation before. The fluid enemy movement helps you know when it's safe to attack or when you should parry/roll. This translates to a more skill-oriented game that rewards good reflexes and anticipation. Tip for controller users: I had an issue where both jump and kick were bound to my Stadia controller's B key. This caused unpredictable behavior when I tried to jump, a mixture of jump kicks and jump dash. More importantly, it made the platforming sections impossible. Make sure your buttons all work when you start the game, because you can't rebind the keys in game. I fixed it by moving jump to a shoulder button. On downsides, I agree the roll mechanic is too sensitive. I accidentally did it in combat, often resulting in getting hit, and died to it many times in platforming. I would probably like the option to bind it to a key. Enemies interrupting your combos after fully parrying their combo seems unfair. Also, in my opinion, it's easy to get stunlocked where you get knocked down over and over. It would be nice to get a very short iframe after standing so you could roll away or at least put your guard up. I also could never parry the 4th combo attack of the ninjas (sword attack) after blocking their kicks. The timing it maybe too precise for me, or impossible? Overall, a great game with minor flaws! The Steam achievements of no-continues and no-deaths seem impossible, so I'd really like to see how they're done!

Non è facile in pieno 2023 trovare un nuovo gioco che ti trasmetta quel "feeling arcade" dei fantastici '80 ma Holua's Arcade centra in pieno il bersaglio!! 4 titoli che trasudano sala giochi da tutti i pori: Platform,Maze,Shooter e Picchiaduro a scorrimento,ma non finisce qui!! Perchè il protagonista uscendo dalla sala ha un gioco tutto per se,con grafica coloratissima,e in stile piu' moderno,insomma: un prodotto di ottima fattura,che sicuramente non vi deludera'!!

Colorful stylish pixel art and fast paced games, that's a nice love letter to the good old arcades days. Just get it.