Mutant Football League
Mutant Football League is the spiritual successor to the 1993 Genesis game of–just about the–same name. It’s a 7-on-7 American style football game featuring teams of monsters battling it out for gory gridion supremacy in an “after the bomb” world.
“Gory? Football is violent, but not THAT violent”, you say? Ah, but it turns out trolls, skeletons, and robots are more cavalier about possible concussions or, uh, dismemberment, than real-life footballers. Indeed, in the Mutant Football League scooping up a diva wide receiver and breaking him in half with a move normally seen in professional wrestling isn’t unsportsmanlike, it’s the norm!
– Real player with 57.4 hrs in game
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MFL fills in the massive gaping hole in the football game market, especially on PC. If you want to play a football game in 2018, you are limited to emulation or purchasing a console, and even then you are limited to Madden titles. Not that Madden titles are inherently bad, but MFL allows for fun football action without the drudge of an NFL simulation. Rather, MFL has ramped up action and pace, little down time, and cartoon violence.
The gameplay is standard for any football game (so skip this is you have played one). You select offensive and defensive plays between downs, and during the play take control of a single player. On offensive plays this is typically the ball carrier, choosing targets as the QB and switching to the receiver or running back when ball changes hands. On defense you can cycle through to play any of the positions.
– Real player with 35.6 hrs in game
Nippon Marathon
I´ll put it simple:
This might very well be the SURPRISE of 2018 and in my book is already a part of the Hall of Games of Couch Games alongside Towerfall and Duck Game.
Picture Micro Machines mechanics, except the mini cars are replaced by normal sized people that are not QUITE normal, like an old transvestite o an anthropomorphic dog (that somehow has become the new face of Indie Games in this book of mine I’m telling you about) ALL while competing to reach the Top in a obstacle course race in contemporary Japan.
– Real player with 25.4 hrs in game
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Nippon Marathon is funny, wacky, strange, surreal, goofy, and everything you expected it to be if you have seen those funny, wacky, strange, surreal, and goofy Japanese TV shows that have a surprising number of international followers all over the globe. The game is currently in Early Access but will be coming out to full release in approximately 1 month, when the more fleshed out version of the game will be available to the public on multiple platforms.
– Real player with 10.1 hrs in game
UniBall
Uniball is one of the most rewarding and challenging games I’ve ever played. Players familiar with rocket league and haxball will immediately notice similarities in playstyle. With that being said, it is hard, it takes practice, and it has a solid learning curve. It also comes with a very experienced player community because the game is over 15 years old. New players can learn and practice a lot by playing with similarly skilled players and learn from those with much more experience.
In Uniball’s first launch on the steam platform, the developer has combined the two antiquated chat and game lobby clients, into a single seamless interface that can be launched from windows and mobile platforms (chat only).
– Real player with 4216.7 hrs in game
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This is by far my favorite game of all time. I found it in 2007 and it had already been around for 10 years when i had. The amount of game modes, and the stout teamwork/competition from its dedicated community is not duplicated from any other game.
Pro:
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Many maps that can support 2 players all the way to 99 players. Even 1v1v1v1 maps (or 2v2v2v2 or more!)
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Many modes including: Dodgeball, Racing, Hockey. Boxing, Tennis, Corner Defence, Basketball and Eliminator which emulates the final round of american gladiators!
– Real player with 3333.5 hrs in game
Ragdoll Runners
Dude…this game is amazing. So challenging yet so rewarding. I said it in my review below along with other points, but if you screw up your race 9/10 times, the 1 time you get it right…it just feels so great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9dMcUox8lU
The only con I have is the tutorial should instead give you feedback per your step. If I press the button too early by a millisecond it ruins the continuity of learning by making me fix the mistake.
The daily challenge is sweet, the levels are perfect, I would just want more events eventually!
– Real player with 444.0 hrs in game
Overall i really love this game its smoothness, its relatively non controllable physics which leads to try and practise a good running motion like i have and a good running motion plus how to master the goal of each event will lead to get past some of the 14 levels for each events now personally ive completed 6 out of 8 events in the game and got many achievements from doing that. Now i’m going to give it a score out of 10 from 1. Gameplay 2. Design 3. Controls. and 4. Replayabillity. now first gameplay now from my pov i’d give it 8/10. now design, design is pretty simple but the background and characters are mostly the same so i’m giving it a 6/10. Next controls now at first i really complained about the controls at first but i’d say that once you master the controls the game is easy so i’m giving it a 7.5/10 and finally replayability, the game has a replay system after your attempt so that is good replayabillity on the whole and there are other ways to replay things as well so replayabillity i’d give a 9/10 so my final score is a 7.5/10
– Real player with 70.5 hrs in game
PowerBeatsVR - VR Fitness
Updated Review:
I’ve had this game since April and I still play it 5 times a week.
Pros:
*It is one hell of a full body workout. You will be lunging, crouching, punching, reaching, dodging, and just all around moving
*It is fun, not quite as fun as beat saber, but it is significantly more fun than BoxVR
*The developers are out-freaking-standing. They are the most responsive devs I have ever seen. They try to find a way to accomodate every request they get if they can. Even if they can’t, they are super friendly about it.
– Real player with 64.1 hrs in game
I’m very much enjoying including PowerBeatsVR into my daily exercise routines. If I was able to incorporate my own favorite music it would quickly become my favorite VR software. For now Audio Beats holds that place, but this doesn’t detract from the lure of being able to smash large boulders with only my fist in PowerBeatsVR. With the future improvements mentioned, I think this will be something important to keep my interest in keeping fit.
I would not want to see the scoring system changed in any significant way. I’m used to this, I know I have to be perfect in order to get the higher scores. I wouldn’t like it if the game was “dumbed down” in order to make reaching the higher levels easier to accomplish. Reaching the number 1 spot is the goal, and it wouldn’t mean very much if I found out I reached this level because the game had been altered to make it easier to do so. I don’t think it should necessarily be made artificially any more difficult either, but certainly don’t make it easier.
– Real player with 15.9 hrs in game
VIDEOBALL
A game of astounding depth, nuance, and intensity. A masterpiece of minimalist mechanics manifesting myriad makeshift methodologies. As pure an electronic sports game that has ever existed; this game is not merely an inferior simulation of a convoluted traditional sport (e.g. FIFA, Madden), but a novel sport designed specifically to take advantage of the videogame format and remove every remnant of that which is not absolutely vital to the game’s thrust. You will find yourself agonizing over fractions-of-degrees on your attempted cross-court Downtown in a 9-9 game. You’ll feel the exultant triumph of a game-winning Grand Slam. A sneaky Slam Dunk. A cocky Jam. Everything in this game feels good. It’s a game that’s as forward-thinking as it is reverent to gaming history. The design philosophy represents an ideal that has increasingly vanished from the aims of major development studios. Simply: a breath of fresh air.
– Real player with 490.5 hrs in game
Videoball in 2019: A review
Before I review the game, I’d like to talk about multiplayer and the online community. First off, you’re unlikely to find any matches through the in game multiplayer. However, we have a discord called Videoball Stars where we arrange matches. But it’s a very small community.
Second, the in game multiplayer is absolutely atrocious. I think this may be the biggest reason the game failed. The multiplayer is laggy, sometimes players start teleporting wildly across the map. Whoever hosts has a massive advantage as it feels local to them - but to the other connected players they cannot fire as fast. Not only this but your ‘rating’ in game is so bugged that you literally keep increasing rating with every match. I think we’re up to like 50,000 rating points and I’m guessing eventually this could be a major problem if the numbers eventually get too high.
– Real player with 127.6 hrs in game
Fat Prisoner Simulator
Fat Prisoner Simulator is not a game.
Fat Prisoner Simulator is a masterpiece, a work of art, beautifully crafted and perfectly executed. This game has transcended the bounds of reality, blurring the line between what is real and what is the game. I had never truly felt immersed in a game before I played this for the first time. When you’re playing this game, you ARE a fat prisoner.
On the topic of the graphics, this game once again excels. With the ability to run at a stunning 1920x1080 resolution, you will not be able to discern it from reality.
– Real player with 2411.5 hrs in game
This game is an absolute masterpiece. “Masterpiece” can’t even begin to describe it. This is the type of quality that Cyberpunk 2077 should’ve been aiming for. Cyberpunk couldn’t imagine of comparing to this game. CD Projekt licks the dirt that Kiddy walks on. Rockstar fantasizes about this kind of quality. As of now, this is the best, most beautiful game I’ve ever played. I could play this for hours, days, weeks maybe, and just not get bored. The animations of the NPCs are so perfect and realistic, even the way that the ball moves, it’s all so perfect that if this was put in VR, you wouldn’t be able to tell apart reality from the game. It’s such a beautiful game, despite how grotesque the title may sound. It’s beauty is heartwarming, even tear bringing. I was brought to tears even after only starting it up. I opened a whole new reality, a “paradise”, if you will. I couldn’t recommend this game more. If you are looking for a beautiful, life changing experience, you must play this. This is better than anything else, it’s more than an escape. It’s love, it’s life, it’s perfection. This is truly the best game in existence, and nothing can compare to it.
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
Pixel Cup Soccer 17
Do you remember the game EA SPORTS FIFA SOCCER ‘96? I used to like it for the dumb simplicity of its mechanics & yet it felt convincing enough as a simulator. If you’ve been following this (in~)famous series of clone/reskin excersises from the very beginning, you might also feel that all the modifications & intrications till this day just cluttered the interface not really adding to the core gameplay which stayed rather schematic, full of grotesque artificial conventions & so very far from live soccer experience.
– Real player with 21.7 hrs in game
This might be the best damn football game on Steam. While it’s no ISSS Deluxe (but then again, can any other be?), it has pretty solid mechanics. It is pretty simple to control, but there are a lot of awesome combinations. The physics are not perfect, but you can tell they allow many variations.
The keeper AI could have used a bit more work, but in general it does bring a pretty solid retro soccer experience with some current gen 3D zest.
Also, it is full of very charming references. You can tell the development team is from Uruguay, which is also pretty interesting. They know football, they know video games, and they love them, and it shows in this product.
– Real player with 11.6 hrs in game
Cheap Golf
Recommended with a few exceptions.
It’s a mini-golf puzzle reflex arcade bullet-hell(?) game. Dragging the mouse for power and aiming is pretty standard. Difficulty varies wildly so expect some levels to frustrate.
Where it’s let down is with the controls, you’re supposed to click and drag then let go to shoot, except often randomly the mouse ‘sticks’ and then requires an extra click to shoot, I’ve no idea why and it’s the biggest cause of all my failures on each level. Also the drag bar is difficult to judge the power/aim and will have you rocketing across the level in the wrong direction where only a nudge was necessary.
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
The writing for this is really funny, interesting, and well-done: a science-fiction comedy about AI, physics, computing, determinism, cryptocurrency, psychology, space, that has you questioning the meaning of life. There are even “ads” that the AI makes you click on that link to an external website with bizarre advertisements for products that help flesh out the story and who this AI “Susan” is - a character on par with GLaDOS.
The gameplay and difficulty is extremely well-tuned. There are some hard levels but they should only take 5-7 minutes of trying to beat, and when you do it’s very satisfying. The difficulty doesn’t constantly increase as there are plenty of relaxing levels throughout and some series of levels that just beat themselves for the visual effects. After beating a challenging level, sit back and enjoy a few easy ones and the story. This game is all about the experience.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
Ashes Cricket
EDIT 8th March 2018
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As mentioned at the bottom of the original review (below) I gave the game a thumbs up on the proviso that the bugs (and there are many) were fixed. The game is playable, but with so many errors, both to the game as a computer game and to the rules of cricket. Many errors that were not present in their first game DB'14
You can see from my stats of this (Ashes) and DB'14. I gave this game a fair go.
A little bit of background;
DB14 was a bit of a mess when it came out and the devs fixed it over a period of more or less exactly a year with numerous patches and bug fixes and quite a few QoL improvements.
– Real player with 702.8 hrs in game
Please; Big Ant. FIX. YOUR. DAMN. GAME.
Fix your damn game. Those four words can succintly summarise everything wrong with this game and why I cannot recommend it, despite having played it a decent amount, and even having enjoyed parts of it quite a lot. Ultimately, the experience of playing Ashes Cricket can be described as the gaming equivalent of searching for a priceless diamond in a 100 foot high hill of elephant dung. Occasionally you catch glimpses of something extraordinary, but the majority of time you’re just playing in animal shit. Unless it’s your fetish, don’t bother. There is an excellent cricket game there, somewhere. The issue is that it’s hidden beneath more bugs than Moses unleashed on Egypt.
– Real player with 516.6 hrs in game