

The driving force behind the innovation in Gang Beasts battles is the physics system which allows the jelly-like creatures to grapple onto anything and everything. Where Gang Beasts succeeds most keenly however, is in how creative it allows the cast of spongy fighters under its employ to be. Gang Beasts is incredible fun with friends – just don’t forget the beers Get the drinks in however and as your own dexterity falls and your giddiness increases, Gang Beasts morphs into something else – a brawler where accidental falls and mistaken attacks are joyfully and collectively heralded rather than something to be picked apart and stewed upon.

Sure, you could call it a fighter, maybe even a beat ‘em up, but they sound all too sensible for what Gang Beasts is.The deliberately imprecise mechanics don’t lend Gang Beasts terribly well to sober or po-faced play, as confusion and frustration at the chaotic nature of the encounters can dull the lustre of what is otherwise a raucous experience. I don’t think I can nail this game down to a particular genre other than calling it a party game.

It was developed by Boneloaf, a British indie game studio, and published by Double Fine Presents, a branch of the famous game studio Double Fine Productions. Gang Beasts was released a little while ago now, all the way back in December of 2017, if you can believe it. Spyro Reignited Trilogy Gang Beasts Review However, when you manage to grab someone and repeatedly punch them in the face until you knock them out, it feels beautiful, not least because connecting your hits is hard labor when your opponent is struggling in your grip. The grab mechanic also acts as your means of punching, depending on holding or tapping neither move is particularly accurate. Here, you use an easy-ish to learn, relatively impossible-to-master control system to grab, punch, kick, drag and throw your competitors into anything from flaming pits or the open sky, right through to full-speed trains and concrete floors. You’re able to customize your character with colors and odd costumes before choosing your arena to fight in: in a subway, the top of a blimp, around an incinerator, across a large sausage dump and more.
