KO Mech

日本語のレビューが無かったので取り急ぎレビュー ・左クリックで近接振って、長押しすると飛び道具。 ・右クリックで突進、2回連打で飛び道具。 ・左右同時押しでゲージを消費するラッシュ 以上が攻撃手段なんだけど、それぞれ特徴があるので敵に応じた攻撃で一網打尽にするのが楽しい 例えば 右クリの突進によって敵を攻撃判定を持つオブジェクトとして吹っ飛ばせるので、基本的に雑魚はそれで蹴散らす 吹っ飛んでくれない敵もいるので近接連打で削る 突進すると跳ね返される敵は飛び道具か他のオブジェクトをぶつけて倒す 敵からの攻撃はレーザーと近接攻撃以外は左クリックで跳ね返せるので弾幕ゲーではない ゲームシステムに加え、ジョジョっぽいデザインとセリフ回しがローカライズ含めて丁寧に纏められていると思う 、、が敵に何が有効なのか分からないとスピーディに倒せないのでチュートリアルに加えてもうちょっと誘導が欲しいと思った 段々ステージが長くなってくるのにチェックポイントが存在しないのもあって中盤でめんどくなってやめた 時間があったらまたやると思います

[i]Full Disclosure: I (and many of the reviewers for this game) recieved a key for free from the developer when he gave them out in bulk on a video game message board. In his words, he wasn't seeking positive reviews, but just wanted people to play his game. I have no idea who he is in real life, and I recieved no compensation from him.[/i] Because I'd like to convey some level of authority in my reviews, let's start with an objective fact: [i]Bangai-O[/i] is one of the greatest video game series of all time, and nearly perfect in every way. (At least, [i]Spirits[/i] on the DS and [i]Missile Fury[/i] on the 360, which are the games I played; there's also a version for Dreamcast and a Japanese-only release for N64.) It's a perfect mix of over-the-top insane, surreal flourish and deep, elegant shoot-em-up gameplay that creates a uniquely satisfying dynamic of teeth-gritting tense shooting punctuated with climactic, framerate-tanking ejaculations of hundreds upon hundreds of missiles. There is really nothing like it, and one of the greatest tragedies of gaming history is that amid the indie revival of old-school shooters, nobody seemed interested in carrying the torch for such a masterpiece. Enter [i]KO Mech[/i]. By the developer's own words, ever since he played [i]Bangai-O[/i] on the Dreamcast, he wanted a "proper sequel." (he calls [i]Spirits[/i] "half-baked", but different strokes, I guess.) Not seeing one appear to his tastes for almost 20 years, he decided to take matters into his own hands and create a spiritual successor of his own. But there are critical differences between his game and the series that inspired him. [i]KO Mech[/i] is based primarily around melee attacks. Rather than firing a never-ending stream of bullets, you'll mash the primary attack to unleash a constant flurry of punches that grind enemies up and can deflect bullets and missiles back at your foes. Your secondary attack is a rushing straight that deals strong damage, but flings you uncontrollably forward and builds up temperature, which can overheat your mech and make him briefly unable to keep rushing. Your tertiary attack is a set of fireballs that can attack at a distance, but still somewhat pull you forward and greatly increase heat. For the coup de grace, you can burn your "spirit" meter to unleash an encircling mass of extremely powerful punches that can utterly shred the strongest enemies and even take down bosses. This is pretty much it for your character, but your attacks have hidden depths to them that add a bit more nuance to your fighting - your fireballs can be chained together, using your secondary attack against enemies and props regains spirit, and unleashing your desperation attack against particularly strong enemies can refill your meter on its own and regain health. The silliest, yet most critical mechanic of all is your ability to launch nearly everything flying around the level - enemies, trees, houses, planets - ricocheting off the walls and crashing into whatever they collide with. With enough damage, they'll launch that thing too, cascading into utterly ridiculous chain reactions of flying crap that smash enemies like debris in a tornado, and can make short work of particularly tough foes. It's funny and exciting to see, yet retains an important role that makes it more than a visual gag. But for as much as these mechanics have more facets than they seem at first glance, this still isn't a particularly deep game. Though you can get overwhelmed if you play particularly sloppily, and there are some enemies that require more thought than just mashing your way through them, the game is relatively easy enough that once you know how the general idea goes, you don't have to think very hard about what you're doing. This has its own charm I suppose, but that also means that there are twenty levels over three hours that play mostly the same, barring some particular gimmicks and unique bosses. Each level also contains three trophies that eventually let you unlock an arena mode and a boss rush. The high pressure of the arena mode is where the game's mechanics really shine, but aimlessly searching around each level to find the trophies needed to unlock it is shockingly tedious. That said, the game doesn't really overstay its welcome. There is some amount of challenge in knowing how to handle encounters with lots of different enemies, and the music, graphics, and "plot" (such as it is) are charming and energetic enough to make it a fun spectacle of sight and sound. [i]KO Mech[/i] is a silly, slightly deep little psuedo-shmup that's fast and exciting, even it it's a little repetitive and a bit on the short side. But it valiantly tries to carry the bright, bright torch of [i]Bangai-O[/i], and that in itself is worth immense praise.

Simple controls, a unique design and a catchy soundtrack make this a steal at only $5. You control a mech which punches to take out its enemies. You can mash one button to do quick closeup jabs, and tap another to perform powerful dashing straights. A projectile is also available for hard to approach enemies. A lot of the terrain is also available to attack, and using your dashing straight on them and enemies with red health will send them flying, potentially hitting other enemies for extra damage! This enables you to easily waveclear lots of enemies. Each stage you have to find the boss and knock them out in order to beat the level. However on earlier levels you must also find trophies (3 per level) to play all the levels. This can make it kind of tedious at the beginning to complete the levels, since you have to find them all in one play-through in order for it to count. I often ignored enemies and went scavenging for the early trophies I couldn't find and then proceeded to the boss. If you can get over that hurdle though the game gets more interesting as more design concepts are implemented into the game. The dialogue between characters is cheesy but fun to watch, and I enjoyed the time I spent playing this game. The soundtrack is nice to listen to, and the overall feel is rather satisfying. The game also has a survival mode, boss rush mode and alternate character if you collect 30 trophies. I wish the soundtrack was also available for download. For only $5 ($4.25 right now given the special promotion) I don't know why anyone would not choose to play it. Its fun! Try it!

*cracks open zero ultra* *takes a sip* *turns on KO mech* Ah, now that's what we call a video game.

UPDATE: I've beaten the game and want to say that my review hasn't been changed based on this fact. I do recommend using a controller instead of the mouse like I was initially playing with, though! ORIGINAL REVIEW: To make a common comparison going around, have you ever played Bangai-O? Imagine that but with a lot more punches instead of missiles. KO Mech is a charming game in which you control a mech boxer looking to punch in the circuitry of a bunch of other mechs. You do this by flying around the screen, mashing left click to deliver an endless stream of punches, and occasionally right clicking to use a hefty dash. The game is simple in nature in that you navigate many vibrant, colorful stages, clearing a path to the boss and searching around for trophies peppered around in various nooks and crannies. This is all accompanied by a fun, fast soundtrack. That simplicity is both the game's strength and weakness. I admit I've yet to beat the game and I'll update this review if this changes, but so far all of the stages I've played have followed the same general structure without offering much to change things up. Everything is beaten by mashing left click and moving the cursor around the screen so as to be punching in the direction you want, sometimes pausing to use a dash attack or a shot. Still, the game comes together to be fun and so for five bucks, I'd say it's a solid purchase.

+Simple to the point Gameplay and Story +Unique and colourful art style +Soundtrack better than one might expect -The controls sadly need some work

It allright

one of those rare cases of [i]must insta review this![/i] 'cause of gorgeous artstyle and frantic gameplay. same dev of https://store.steampowered.com/app/356580/Aerannis/ so that he gets also a kinda insta-follow (dev/pub page is needed) awesome stuff, a ginormous "i recommend" after few secs of gameplay.