Ultimate Body Blows

 

Ultimate Body Blows

 

 

I knew what I was getting myself in to 2/5

Like most games I purchase these days, I wait until there is a sale, so I didn’t mind putting in my 6 digital quarters into this fighter. 

The gameplay is barely functional, you use the thumbstick to move and then press 1 button along with a directional movement to attack. It is a real shame, since the character sprites, special moves, and background all look like they’d be in a legitimate fighting game.

If you are allowed to pick a main after only 30 minutes of gameplay, then I’d go with Kai-Ti. There is no actual story that I’m aware of, but Kai-Ti seemed to be some sort of amazon warrior. I also favored Maria who looked like an early 90’s fitness enthusiast. She always had a hand on her forehead, I assumed it was to keep her hair looking good, but she may have just had a headache from being put in this game over Street Fighter II. Inferno was another character I thought was cool, mostly because he reminded me of Cinder from Killer Instinct. 

I’d really love to see someone take all of these old characters and do a complete overhaul on the gameplay to be more like Street Fighter II, combine that with a simple story mode, and a Ultimate Body Blows Remaster could really be something special. 

Controls:

E = Up Thumbstick 

X = Down Thumbstick

S = Left Thumbstick

D = Right Thumbstick

J = A Button 

Enter = Menu Button

Splitgate

 

Splitgate

 

 

Splitgate is a Halo clone with portal guns, but I find myself having more fun playing this over Halo Infinite. I'm not sure what mild tweak to the gameplay is the reason for this, but it works. The portal guns are a great way to move around the map and get surprise kills on enemies, however you don’t use them all that often, the main focus is still on who’s the better shot.

Pros:

-Buffed version of Halo.

-Portal guns.

-Aesthetically pleasing.

-Rewards for leveling up are better than Halo Infinite.

Cons:

-No vehicles, if they could have added in just one Warthog, or some sort of Warthog with a turret gun and a portal gun, that would be awesome.

Halo Infinite Multiplayer: 8 out of 10 Mountain Dews

Splitgate: 9 out of 10 Moon Mists

Halo Infinite Multiplayer

 

Halo Infinite Multiplayer

 

 

Campaign:

The campaign is not out yet, but the latest trailer gave me such a massive eye roll that I almost fell backwards in my chair. I will probably cash in my 1 month of free Game Pass I have laying around and play it eventually, but I am not paying for that lmao.

Multiplayer:

The multiplayer is the main reason people play Halo and it’s free on both Steam and XBOX, so none of the systems for tender fellas. Yes the leveling up system is a nightmare, and yes you will have to sell your organs to buy the latest 20 dollar Master Chief helmet with cat ears, but 343 did a surprisingly awesome job with making the multiplayer feel like old school Halo. It's worth checking out even if you are terrible at first person shooters, just be like me and drive around the Ghost around pretending you are playing Mario Kart 64.

The multiplayer gets 8 out of 10 Mountain Dews