Mecha Blitz

I initially only got this game for mech design and colors but was surprised with a game that deserves an active playerbase. Arcade is also pretty fun and novel. If more online players I would sinks hrs and hrs. This game deserves marketing.

I mean, if you WANTED a boring, rigid, ugly, and unfinished version of Senko no Ronde, then here you go I guess. None of your default weapons are particularly fun to use, and in my short time I wasn't able to buy any that were fun either. The pace of combat is very jerky and offputting and the mechanics are incredibly barebones. Acceleration of Suguri 2 is a dollar less than this, and it's infinitely better(and I do NOT use that expression lightly. The first AoS is also better than Blitz, for that matter). I'm a big fan of the Shmup Fighter subgenre, and while there aren't many games in it, this is undoubtedly the worst one.

[h1]βテストを経てメカブリッツが正式リリース！[/h1] 自分の機体を好きにカスタマイズしながらひたすらNPC/PCと対戦をする、シンプルながらも王道的なアクションロボゲーです。 テキストは英語のみですがプレイに支障をきたすことはない範囲かつ、パーツの性能などもカスタマイズ画面から入れるテスト戦闘で実際に動かして確かめる方が速いです。 [h3] カスタマイズできる箇所は頭・胴・肩・腕・腰・脚[/b]と非常に幅広い上に、[b]武装やバックパックまわりや内部オプションも[/b]充実！[/h3] 装備したパーツで戦っていると経験値が溜まりゲーム内通貨で強化をすることもできるため、気に入ったパーツがあれば大事に使い続けてあげてください。

TLDR 3/5, though if they fix the issues I’d score 4/5 I don’t normally do reviews but I like this game a lot and there isn’t much out there on it. I randomly stumbled across a post about this game on Reddit and bought it. This game has a similar style to the Custom Robo games…and if you are familiar with those titles, you will know the last of those games came out in the 2000’s. As such a game like this is welcome and Mecha Blitz is very fun to play. It has a retro vibe with the top down camera and 2D combat. If you’ve ever played Armored Core you’ll pick up the controls pretty fast. Like many games in the genre you can customize your mech with variety of parts and weapon. The game is pretty straight forward – kill the other guy before he kills you. The variety of weapons allows for a few different playstyles…you can be aggro in your opponents face or you can hang back and play more methodically managing your cooldowns. Aesthetically designs are pretty traditional super robot/mecha designs. There are a variety of game modes, including PvP and also single player arcade mode. There is (mostly complete) controller support – I play on an xbox controller. Also on a more meta note I want to shout out the game for being cheap at only $10 (as of this review) and less than 1 GB. Very accessible game to get into and well worth the price of admission. Light speed load times. All of that said there are some issues. Arcade mode is pretty repetitive with most enemies being the same every playthrough. As mentioned, controller support feels 95% there…in game it’s fine but there is some menu things that either don’t work or if they do I can’t figure out how to navigate it. Some of the menu’s and customization screens could be more informative in general…there are numerous empty text fields or unexplained stats. Additionally there are a few bugs. As of this review survival mode is literally unplayable…typically can only do 1-2 fights before the game crashes, and pausing the game in this mode also causes a crash. For $10 and as fan of mecha in general I can look past all that as I truly enjoy the game. But between the mentioned issues and the simplistic, old school look/vibe the game might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Still recommended but would be much better with a few patches to finish it up.

Great Mecha game that just got a free content update and will get more soon!