Freddie Green, Author at Gamezebo https://www.gamezebo.com/author/freddie-green/ Number one website for gaming reviews, walkthroughs, and tips Tue, 23 May 2023 15:49:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 MCOC Tier List – All Characters Ranked https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/mcoc-tier-list/ Tue, 23 May 2023 15:46:26 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=710667 New to Marvel Contest of Champions and finding it tricky to pick out the best heroes for your team? Our MCOC tier list is here to help you. In this guide, we will rank all heroes, ranging from the very best in the S tier all the way down to the lows of D tier. […]

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New to Marvel Contest of Champions and finding it tricky to pick out the best heroes for your team? Our MCOC tier list is here to help you. In this guide, we will rank all heroes, ranging from the very best in the S tier all the way down to the lows of D tier. We’ve arranged it by class to help you form the most balanced, as well as mightiest, team of heroes. We keep it updated alongside balance patches and new hero introductions too, so we recommend bookmarking this page and checking back frequently. That way, you’ll always have the best team.

Marvel Contest Of Champions is a fighting game set in the Marvel universe. Inspired by the comic of the same name, you’ll be summoned by The Collector and tasked with putting together a team of heroes and villains to fight one on one against marvel’s most powerful super humans.

With this challenge set, your team will fight through quests, bosses, dungeons, and even team up with friends to level up your heroes to become the most powerful team in the galaxy. With tons of heroes to collect and a fun intuitive fighting system, MCOC has plenty to offer if you are a fan of Marvel or just fighting games.

You can learn more about the game on the official site. If you like games like this, we’ve got plenty more where this comes from. Make sure to check out our Disney Mirrorverse tier list, Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile tier list, and Princess Connect tier list.

MCOC Tier List

Below, we rank all of the characters from the heights of S tier to the depths of D tier.

Tiers Explained

Before we move onto the tier list though, we thought we’d quickly explain what our tiers mean:

  • S Tier: These are the best characters currently available in the game, and you should definitely aim to add them to your party. They should also be the first choice to level up and gain access to equipment.
  • A Tier: These characters are perfect for filling gaps in a party – particularly when you haven’t unlocked enough S tiers, or there aren’t enough S tiers to fill a party in the first place. You should investigate these characters and see which one will counter your party’s weakness.
  • B Tier: Characters in this tier can really help during the early phases of the game, when you haven’t unlocked many characters, but they fade later on. Definitely use them when you lack S and A characters, but swap them out as much as possible.
  • C Tier: The only real difference between C and D tier is that C tier characters can occasionally have niche uses. They may be great at a particular game mode, or be exceptionally powerful early on. A late-game party shouldn’t have any though.
  • D Tier: We don’t recommend using these characters under any circumstance, unless you absolutely have to because you have nothing else. They underperform at all stages of the game, and in all game modes.

MCOC Tier List – S Tier

Science

  • Void
  • Captain America (Infinity War)
  • Quake
  • Thing

Cosmic

  • Corvus Glaive
  • Cosmic Ghost Rider
  • Captain Marvel
  • Hyperion
  • Hulkling
  • Knull

Skill

  • Aegon
  • Nick Fury
  • Black Widow (Claire V)
  • Shang-Chi
  • Misty Knight

Mutant

  • Apocalypse
  • Omega Red
  • Namor
  • Sunspot
  • Colossus
  • Domino
  • Archangel
  • Havok
  • Wolverine (Weapon X)
  • Sabretooth
  • Stryfe

Mystic

  • Doctor Doom

Tech

  • Ghost
  • Omega Sentinel
  • Warlock

A Tier

Science

  • Human Torch
  • Luke Cage
  • Overseer
  • Quicksilver
  • Red Guardian
  • Red Hulk
  • She-Hulk
  • Spider-Ham
  • Titania
  • Scorpion
  • Spot

Cosmic

  • Cull Obsidian
  • Hercules
  • Gorr the God Butcher
  • Medusa
  • Ms Marvel
  • Proxima Midnight
  • Red Goblin
  • Silver Surfer
  • Venom

Skill

  • Black Cat
  • Gwenpool
  • Killmonger
  • Kitty Pryde
  • Jabari Panther
  • Spiderman (Stealth suit)
  • Blade
  • Hit Monkey
  • Valkyrie

Mutant

  • Captain Britain
  • Iceman
  • Professor X
  • Wolverine (X-23)
  • Mister Sinister
  • Toad

Mystic

  • Symbiote Supreme
  • Doctor Voodoo
  • Longshot
  • Mojo
  • Morningstar
  • Sorcerer Supreme
  • Magik

Tech

  • Spiderman (Stark Suit)
  • Sentinel
  • Guardian
  • Iron Man
  • Peni Parker

MCOC Tier List – B Tier

Science

  • Anti-Venom
  • Hulk
  • Invisible Woman
  • Mr Fantastic
  • Mr Negative
  • Spider-Gwen
  • Spiderman (Miles Morales)
  • Wasp

Cosmic

  • Angela
  • Carnage
  • Gamora
  • Hela
  • Kamala Khan
  • Nova
  • Odin
  • Sersi
  • Super-Skrull
  • Thor

Skill

  • Winter Soldier
  • Squirrel Girl
  • Night Thrasher
  • Black Widow

Mutant

  • Storm
  • Wolverine
  • Rogue
  • Emma Frost
  • Bishop

Mystic

  • Mephisto
  • Scarlet Witch
  • Man-Thing
  • Tigra
  • Sasquatch
  • Ghost Rider
  • Rintrah

Tech

  • Vision
  • Hulkbuster
  • Mysterio
  • Star-lord
  • Darkhawk

C Tier

Science

  • Ant-Man
  • Captain America (WW2)
  • Platinumpool

Cosmic

  • Annihilus
  • Black Bolt
  • The Champion
  • Heimdall
  • Ikaris
  • Jubilee
  • Ronan
  • Terrax

Skill

  • Task Master
  • Crossbones
  • Mole Man

Mutant

  • Beast
  • Cable
  • Goldpool
  • Old Man Logan
  • Sauron

Mystic

  • Dormammu
  • Ebony Maw
  • The Hood
  • Guillotine
  • Purgatory
  • America Chavez

Tech

  • Doctor Octopus

MCOC Tier List – D Tier

Science

  • Electro
  • MODOK
  • Rhino
  • Joe Fixit
  • Abomination
  • Sentry
  • Yellow Jacket

Cosmic

  • Air Walker
  • Drax
  • Phoenix
  • King Groot
  • Thanos
  • Superior Iron Man
  • Venompool
  • Groot

Skill

  • Korg
  • Punisher
  • Black Panther (Classic)
  • Black Panther (Civil War)
  • Kingpin
  • Daredevil
  • Falcon
  • Agent Venom
  • Karnak

Mutant

  • Gambit
  • Magneto
  • Deadpool (X-Force)

Mystic

  • Thor (Jane Foster)
  • Loki
  • Iron Fist
  • Doctor Strange
  • Diablo
  • Mangog
  • Unstoppable Colossus
  • Juggernaut
  • Mordo

Tech

  • Red Skull
  • Rocket Racoon
    Kang
  • Ultron
  • Green Goblin
  • Civil Warrior
  • War Machine
  • Iron Patriot
  • Vulture
  • Howard The Duck

MCOC Tier List FAQ

Now, we’ll answer questions you may have about MCOC or tier lists in general.

What Is A Tier List?

A tier list is a list of characters that you can unlock in a game – particularly a gacha game – ordered from best to worst. We rank from S tier to D tier, with S being best and D being worst.

The purpose of a tier list is to help you, the player, determine who the best characters to unlock are, so you can save time and money. Once you know who the best characters are, you can form a party out of them and ignore the others.

How Did We Pick Our MCOC Tier List?

We used a combination of the following factors when deciding on our MCOC tier list:

  • Personal experience
  • Community feedback
  • General consensus from other tier lists

However, it’s worth noting that tier lists are subjective by nature. This is based on our experience with the game, but yours may vary. So, we recommend that you take this with a pinch of salt and play MCOC for yourself.

How Often Do We Update Our MCOC Tier List?

We update this tier list regularly to ensure that it always follows the latest meta. Typically, you can expect an update around the following happenings:

  • A new character releases
  • Balance changes
There may be a small delay between the above two events as we’ll return to the game to check out the new character for ourselves, or to see how the balance patches have affected things.

And that’s our hero tier list for Marvel Contest of Champions. Make sure to grab the game via the links at the top of this page.

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Dust & Neon [Switch] Review – Wild West Hero https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/dust-and-neon-switch-review-wild-west-hero/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:09:38 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=730589 Dust and Neon moulds together futuristic and western settings, but is this colourful twin stick shooter more style than substance. Yes and No.  Dust & Neon is undoubtably a fun take on the roguelite/shooter genre though, with its quick shooting, stylish/frantic reload mechanic and a host of different weapons to buy and upgrades to get […]

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Dust and Neon moulds together futuristic and western settings, but is this colourful twin stick shooter more style than substance. Yes and No. 

Dust & Neon is undoubtably a fun take on the roguelite/shooter genre though, with its quick shooting, stylish/frantic reload mechanic and a host of different weapons to buy and upgrades to get through.

As a roguelite each death comes with consequences – guns gathered on missions are lost along with any currency or items you have picked up. If you die you are sent back to the hub area where you are reminded how many times you’ve died or in this game’s words “cloned”.

You can then restock your guns and start the mission over again. Your character upgrades, and level progressions and guns purchased in the hub area are all kept after death. This means a nice balance is struck that takes away some of the frustration inflicted by many other roguelikes.  

At the core of any twin stick shooter is, er, the shooting of course we’re pleased to say this is where the game excels.

With responsive controls, tight aiming and a meaty feel to the weapons you quickly get into the swing of things. In terms of weapons, you will always start off with at least your trusty pistol, but other guns can be found lying around in missions fairly quickly.

Guns can also be purchased in the hub area, so if you can survive long enough to save up some cash your favourite weapons become available even after you die.

Something unique to Dust & Neon is the reload mechanic, and in short it’s fantastic. When your gun runs out of ammo a slick and quick stylish animation of your equipped gun fills part of your screen asking you to reload each bullet, wild west style.

At first this may seem pretty simple but during hectic boss battles or harder levels this element adds an extra twist into the gameplay loop – requiring more thought and planning of your immediate surroundings as you’re swamped with more and more enemies. 

Another positive are the graphics, with a clean and crisp art style – the framerate stays very stable as well, docked and undocked. We do wish there was a bit more variety and life to worlds though, as they can often feel a little empty and lifeless. 

With a game like this the fun is in the combat, but we did find missions to be on the repetitive side – especially early on, making us wish there was a little more variety throughout. The bosses are very fun and offer a good challenge, but they’re a brief respite from the generally repetitive nature of levels unfortunately.

Dust & Neon is still a fun, stylish, and tidy little roguelite. It can get a bit repetitive, but overall we had fun with it – and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to those looking for a new twin stick shooter.

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Holy War 3 Codes https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/holy-war-3-codes/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 08:53:53 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=710637 Recently been playing the new anime inspired game Holy War 3 and feel your character could use a boost? Our Holy War 3 codes list can help. In this guide, we round up the latest codes for a wealth of magic and race spins, experience, and gold! We keep it updated as often as there […]

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Recently been playing the new anime inspired game Holy War 3 and feel your character could use a boost? Our Holy War 3 codes list can help. In this guide, we round up the latest codes for a wealth of magic and race spins, experience, and gold! We keep it updated as often as there are new codes too, so we recommend bookmarking this page and checking back often. That way, you’ll never miss out on free stuff.

Holy War 3 is a new Roblox game inspired by the anime Seven Deadly Sins. You and your character will battle against many deadly foes and monsters, complete quests in various new areas, and look to build new armour and weapons to become as powerful as possible. So keep an eye on our codes list to help you every step of the way.

If you’re a fan of Roblox games like Holy War 3, we’ve got plenty more where this comes from. Make sure to grab our World Sail codes, Sword Simulator codes, and Slayers Unleashed codes.

Holy War 3 Codes

Last checked for new codes on April 7.

  • 1BIGLOAD – Race Spins
  • 2BIGLOAD – Magic Spins
  • 3EXPGANG – Ten Million XP
  • FREEDEMARCUS – Sacred Treasure
  • FREECOUSINS – Armor

Holy War 3 Codes FAQ

Now we’ll answer some questions you may have about our codes guide…

What Are Codes?

Freebies are released by the developer of the game in the form of codes. These codes can be redeemed in game, usually for a sneaky boost like an x amount of in-game currency. The codes are sneaky because they are released outside of the game on platforms such as Twitter and Discord.

How do I Redeem Holy War 3 Codes?

Redeeming codes is simple. Just follow these steps to get your freebies:

  • Launch roblox and boot up Holy War 3
  • Then head into the customise menu under the spin section 
  • Where it shows your character at the bottom, there will be a box labelled ‘Codes’ 
  • Copy and paste one of the codes listed above and hit ‘Receive Reward’

Where Can I Get More Freebies?

We keep this article updated as often as there are new codes, so we recommend bookmarking this page and checking back frequently. That way, you’ll never miss out on free stuff.

Why is My Code Not Working?

There are a number of reasons why your code doesn’t work when you try and redeem it, but these are the two most likely:

  1. The code has expired
  2. You’ve already redeemed it

The vast majority of codes that developers dish out have an expiration date, and they don’t often reveal when this is. We do our best to maintain this list with only new codes by checking them regularly, but occasionally we don’t spot that a code has expired.

It’s worth paying close attention to which codes you’ve redeemed as well, as you can only redeem them once per account in most cases.

Alternatively, you can join the official Roblox group to occasionally get codes directly from the developer.

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Ib [Switch] Review – Killer Art https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/ib-switch-review-killer-art/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:00:40 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=728797 You might look at Ib and think to yourself – how can a game that looks that basic be truly scary.  Especially with modern graphics making games look so true to life and often horrific (in horror games at least) – such as in recent titles such as the Dead Space remake and The Colistoal […]

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You might look at Ib and think to yourself – how can a game that looks that basic be truly scary. 

Especially with modern graphics making games look so true to life and often horrific (in horror games at least) – such as in recent titles such as the Dead Space remake and The Colistoal Protocol. So it’s a testament to Ib that it is so genuinely creepy. It gives us the creeps just writing this in all honesty.

You play as Ib, a nine year old girl who is visiting a rather strange but unsuspecting art gallery with her parents. You soon ditch your parents and start exploring the quieter areas of the gallery though, and it is quickly apparent that something is not quite right.

Left isolated and alone, you start hearing noises from the art – messages in blood and strange figures that hide in the shadows drawing you towards a portal to a different world.  

Atmosphere is Ib’s strongest suit, boasting a genuinely creepy aesthetic. You constantly feel like you’re being stalked as unexpected things start to happen around you. The perfectly timed music and sparse but unforgettable sound effects help massively, always making an impact at the perfect time.  

Ib is also very clever with its art design – as although it may seem simple there are often times it changes its style, subverting your expectations so you never know what to expect. 

The characters and writing are also strong, as we found ourselves gripped even when things would take a darker path – it just made everything that little bit more interesting. 

Most of your time in Ib you’ll be working though puzzles, with these ranging from extremely clever or a tad simple. Luckily the more complex and clever puzzles more than make up for the lacklustre ones, keeping everything interesting to the end – although for us that came too soon. We were left wanting more.

Overall though, Ib is a little gem. Offering something very different to the norm and finding different ways to scare, it’s worth trying if you’re a fan of horror and want something that offers something a little more clever with its frights than the usual jump scare nonsense.

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Heidelberg 1693 [Switch] Review – Morbid Fun https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/heidelberg-1693-switch-review-morbid-fun/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 07:37:49 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=720064 The term “souls-like” is used a lot these days – often boiling down to a game just having fairly tough combat. Heidelberg 1693 – or Survive Morbid Heidelberg 1693 to give its full title – fits that term to a tee.  Boasting brutal difficulty, reactive combat and gruesome enemies – this 2D action platformer reminds […]

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The term “souls-like” is used a lot these days – often boiling down to a game just having fairly tough combat. Heidelberg 1693 – or Survive Morbid Heidelberg 1693 to give its full title – fits that term to a tee. 

Boasting brutal difficulty, reactive combat and gruesome enemies – this 2D action platformer reminds us of how brutally hard games used to be.

The plot, such as it is, sees the Moon King infesting Heidelberg with countless monsters and raising the dead. It’s your job as your majesty’s musketeer to end his domination. The story is delivered through hand drawn cutscenes in-between each level, with these doing a great job of adding to the game’s theme and gothic vibe.

Once you’re let loose you quickly figure out what you’re in. And it’s almost instant death, with enemies gunning you down with no hesitation. Fortunately load times for restarts are mercilessly quick.

After a bit of time you soon get to grips with the controls and your attacks. The sword is your main weapon and it controls and acts like you’d expect – attacks can be aimed in all directions except for upwards, as well as spin attacks when you double jump. 

The other weapon at your disposal is the musket. This allows you to target enemies at range while also delivering a more powerful shot – but there are drawbacks. Namely that it has limited ammo and is laboriously slow to reload and aim – meaning it can only be used very wisely, otherwise you end up as a sitting duck. 

A host of side weapons are also included bringing a welcome balance to the combat. The tension in battles is often palpable, especially in boss fights where you wish you had swung your sword instead of going for the risky reload – but you always feel you can learn from each mistake you make.

Graphically Heidelberg 1693 nails its tone with beautifully gruesome level design, disgusting monsters, and pixelart that actually works well and doesn’t feel played out. 

Not everything is perfect though, and as mentioned before Heidelberg 1693 is hard, and it can often feel a little cheap. After dying some of the checkpoints you’re thrown back to are littered with unavoidable enemies – often damaging or even killing you again. Not cool.

Furthermore some of the more annoying enemies can stalk you and attack from above, and only a perfectly timed spin attack can save you. Even then these foes can sometimes respawn right back on you.

These issues are rare though, and most of the time Heidelberg 1693 is a blast – often roping you back in for one more try. 

Heidelberg 1693 is a great 2D platformer. Its occasionally frustrating gameplay is still hugely rewarding, and it’s a title that difficult to put down once you get a hang of the controls and combat. Just make sure you’re up for the challenge.

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Dorfromantik [Switch] Review – Puzzle Perfection? https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/dorfromantik-switch-review-puzzle-perfection/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:48:23 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=719136 Sometimes ideas are so good you wonder why they haven’t been done before – and that is very much the case with Dorfromantik. It blends together its core ideas so perfectly it creates a puzzle game that’s uniquely addictive. Your main aim in Dorfromantik is to build the biggest and most attractive piece of land […]

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Sometimes ideas are so good you wonder why they haven’t been done before – and that is very much the case with Dorfromantik. It blends together its core ideas so perfectly it creates a puzzle game that’s uniquely addictive.

Your main aim in Dorfromantik is to build the biggest and most attractive piece of land with the tiles you are given, and in turn build up your high score. You start with a stake of 40 tiles, with only the top tile being known.

Tiles can have multiple terrain types (for example one may be half forest with the other half being water) but can also just have one terrain. To gain more tiles you are given set objectives – with these boiling down to connecting as many of the same terrain type as indicated on the tile map. So basically if you lay a tile and it asks you for 300 trees you’re tasked with building a forest by connecting more and more of the tree tiles together.  

This provides a fun twist, especially as you get deeper into building your land – as an idea or plan you once had can be tarnished by a need to add more tiles to your stack, which forces you in turn to fill in a spot you might have been saving. 

However if you want to eliminate the puzzle element and get your creative juices flowing Dorfromantik also offers a Creative mode. This lets you go wild with your creations, giving you the tools and options you need to build some truly beautiful creations. 

Controls and navigation are also intuitive, with maps being easy to navigate – tiles are easily manoeuvred and it never feels clunky or awkward. Even the added options in the Creative mode are easily picked up without the need for stacks of tutorials. 

Along with Creative mode, there are also Hard and Monthly modes – with these largely following the same narrative as the Classic mode, making things more difficult and throwing in customisation options. 

Finding these modes could be a little easier though – it’s not made clear there are any other modes until you do a little bit of exploring.

Dorfromanik succeed in nearly all it sets out to do – delivering a fun, relaxing and addictive gameplay loop that’s perfectly suited for the Switch. If you want a game that’s easy to pick up and play in and play in between this holiday’s bigger release, Dorfromanik is just the ticket.

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SpiderHeck [Switch] Review – Spider Brawl https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/spiderheck-switch-review-spider-brawl/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:52:10 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=716527 SpiderHeck tries to pull off the childish dream of giving spiders over the top weapons – especially lightsabers – while letting you swing from wall to wall in arena style combat.  With its influences clear – mainly Star Wars, Spider-Man with a touch of Smash Bros – this is a fun if quite simple experience […]

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SpiderHeck tries to pull off the childish dream of giving spiders over the top weapons – especially lightsabers – while letting you swing from wall to wall in arena style combat. 

With its influences clear – mainly Star Wars, Spider-Man with a touch of Smash Bros – this is a fun if quite simple experience that has just enough legs in multiplayer to keep you mildly entertained.

SpiderHeck’s main focus is definitely local multiplayer. Dropping you into the main menu – which acts as an arena itself – the first thing you see is the bold glowing game title and instructions to add extra players. 

You’re then greeted with a control map to explore and get used to the controls. There are weapons, hazards and platforms laying around, with the menu acting as a smart little guide to get used to things – especially if you are swinging around with friends at the same time.

To start a game you gracefully land your spider on one of the labelled platforms and wait for about 3 seconds. There are four different game platforms and one extra for customisations to your spider – quick match, versus battle, wave survival and tiers of heck. All of these are self explanatory, with tiers of heck acting almost as an extra challenge mode for the game’s different weapons.

Tiers of heck along with wave survivor are the only modes for the single player – so playing with friends or online is almost a must to get anything out of SpiderHeck. 

Controlling your spider can take some time to get used to – we recommend playing with friends first as it removes some of the frustration and keeps things entertaining. At first it feels like you are constantly flying into hazards and enemy fire – basically everywhere you don’t want to go. But with more play time you slowly get to grips with the mechanics and the way the spider feels.

Once you pull off your first few stylish kills – especially against friends- it feels fantastic…even if it takes a while to get there.

Visually SpiderHeck is clean and simple, but does feel very basic. Maps follow the same style, only offering differences in layouts and colour – it can often feel like you are playing the same map over and over, just in a different colour. 

Overall SpiderHeck is a fun multiplayer game. It doesn’t offer anything substantial – especially if you’re playing alone – but it can just about hold its own in a party setting.

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Islets [Switch] Review – Metroidvani-yeah https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/islets-switch-review-metroidvani-yeah/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:31:04 +0000 https://www.gamezebo.com/?p=713317 Metroidvanias aren’t in short supply – even Nintendo themselves brought back the mighty Metroid last year – so it’s definitely a lot harder to stand out from the crowd in the genre. Luckily, Islets does – and how. Set on an island that’s been ripped apart and scattered to pieces – you play as a […]

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Metroidvanias aren’t in short supply – even Nintendo themselves brought back the mighty Metroid last year – so it’s definitely a lot harder to stand out from the crowd in the genre.

Luckily, Islets does – and how. Set on an island that’s been ripped apart and scattered to pieces – you play as a young mouse warrior named Iko. Equipped with a bow, sword and flying ship you travel through the land to put the island and its inhabitants back together again.

Islets wastes no time throwing you into the thick of it. You’re given a brief explanation of the controls then thrown into finding your own way around and exploring the environments.

Controlling Iko is tight and responsive and we soon found ourselves flying through levels in no time, especially after a few upgrades. If the default controls are not to your liking, you can helpfully customise your button layout.

As you explore further, you open up the ability to use your flying ship. This is how Iko travels from island to island, and introduce you to the Sky City. The Sky City acts as the hub world where you can spend upgrades on your ship, read mail from fellow travellers and even use your resources gathered to ask for hints.

You will meet plenty of other travellers on your way, some looking to reconnect the islands like Iko, others just residents of a certain island. Some are just a bit more mischievous and have to be treated with caution.

Meeting these range of interesting characters is a huge plus – adding a much needed level of human (animal?) connection into your journey. At the start of the game it can feel a rather lonely experience – but once you start connecting the islands together things really take off.

Each item you use starts off being fairly basic – the ship doesn’t even have a weapon for instance – but once you explore and find upgrades you’ll soon bring them to their full potential. Along with upgrades to your equipment Iko improves throughout your journey too – and just like any other Metroidvania this grants him access to paths he wouldn’t have had able to get to before.

Boss fights are scattered over the islands and are quite frankly brilliant. Everytime you stumble across a boss in the game you get a huge buzz.

Every boss is inventive and provides a different challenge to the last. Bosses in the sky are equally rewarding, even when your ship is weaponless – as you are then forced to think on your feet and find inventive ways to defeat them.

The hand drawn visuals are also hugely charming and lend a grander scale to the world. Each new island connects seamlessly to the next with every one absolutely gorgeous. Sound design is also a plus, although we did find character voices a tad annoying. There’s no voice acting, but the voice overlays became a tad grating.

There’s plenty of backtracking – which can be frustrating – there are save points and teleportation points but as the island expands these start to feel further and further apart. With teleportation points not labelled on the map, you can find yourself wandering around for ages looking for the next point – not ideal. A few extra spots and some clearer guidance on the map would have been very welcome.

Islets is a fairly challenging game too, although we never found it to be unfair – even on the easiest setting it can provide a stiff challenge and will leave inexperienced players dying often. Which can be frustrating if you’re thrown back miles to a save point.

Overall Islets is a brilliant take on the Metroidvania genre though. The fast paced gameplay, brilliant boss battles, and interesting characters, all add up to it being a beautiful and unique take on the genre.

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