But when basic-motion actions such as jumping come into play, Gang Beasts turn into a rather unpredictable, and at times messy title. Gang Beasts features a handful of basic attacks such as grappling, punching, kicking, and headbutting, and those can be combined into more devastating attacks when chained with running, and/or jumping. But before one even reaches this point, he/she will first have to accustom him/herself with the title’s controls which at times feel rather sluggish and unpredictable. As a single level can provide one with so many fun, and entertaining moments, that most will replay some levels into the proverbial infinity just to see what happens next. The amount of possibilities and outcomes, within the vast majority of levels is borderline endless. Yes, I can simply knock my opponent out, and throw him/her off of the elevator, but I can avoid getting knocked out myself by simply breaking the elevator’s window, jumping onto the other elevator, and drop kicking my opponent as he/she makes an attempt to make it over to me. From the ring, through the elevators, all the way down to the trucks, Gang Beasts provides one with levels, which feature so many layers of complexity, that they change the otherwise simplistic title, into a wobbly game of chess. However, it compensates for it ten-fold with its wonderfully quirky stages, which themselves can provide many with countless hours of entertainment.
Gang Beasts as a premium indie title, surely lacks the variety when it comes to the in-game modes. And given the seemingly endless amount of possibilities, it is a true shame that Gang Beasts doesn’t feature modes such as Royal Rumble, or even athletics related modes such as climbing, hurdles, or even long jump – modes which could really boost the title at hand up a notch. And while modes such as brawl will satisfy many, they’ll do so only for a short while. And I can see many growing tired of all the in-game modes, with which the title has launched. When it comes to the variety, Gang Beasts is really lacking, as in terms of modes, it is rather barren and overly simplistic. And if one grows tired of fighting either bots, or other humans, he/she can opt-in for a football/soccer mode, where players can square off against each other in a no holds barred game of football. And where the first wave has one fight against a couple of enemies his/her own size, the fourth has the player challenge multiple enemies, which are two, if not three times player’s size. In addition to PVP modes such as brawl, Gang Beasts also features a co-op mode where players can fight against waves of enemies, which grow in size and number with which and every wave. And while the combat-centric in-game modes vary very little from one to another, as they all mainly revolve around throwing enemies into pits, grinders, incinerators, or endless oceans, they are not the only option at players’ disposal. The core premise of Gang Beasts is to fight other jelly-baby fighters, either off or online, for the ultimate glory, and funfair. And now, it is finally here, in all its weird and wobbly, gelatinous glory, which was evading PlayStation 4 players for a very long time. However, after months, if not years of silence, Double Fine has finally made the step in the right direction, and announced late last month, that Gang Beasts, will launch on PlayStation 4, on the 12 th of December. The radio silence in regards to Gang Beasts was surely disappointing. And some even have begun to speculate that Gang Beasts may in-fact never launch on Sony’s console, as since the initial announcement, Double Fine has omitted the PlayStation 4 version of the title from the vast majority of its press materials. A title which has been initially announced during PlayStation 4’s launch year, has spent years out of the console’s view, as its early-access development, which has been seemingly progressing at a snail’s pace didn’t inspire many with confidence. And while the aforementioned business manoeuvre may not have been beneficial for Bethesda, it surely was for many gamers world over, as nobody likes waiting years for a title to finally launch, and especially a title as promising as Double Fine published Gang Beasts.Īt this point, it feels like Gang beasts has been announced a decade ago. As each and every third-party title which the developer in question has released this year, has seemingly tanked, and failed to top the charts, even when selling for pennies. In recent months, Bethesda has found out first hand, that releasing a title just months after its initial announcement may not be as smart as it seems.
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