I'm not big on indie games and I am not trying to take anything away from them with that statement. But I decided to look into some for fun last night and was in a RPG state of mind. But I saw this game called One Finger Death Punch and I was immediately reminded of those great stickman fighting videos that were popular on the web back in high school. I downloaded the trial from Xbox's indie channel and got hooked by it's simple charms and dished out the hundred pennies to finish the robust campaign.
Death Punch is very simple at its core. You don't have to navigate levels as the game requires you to use one finger to push X to punch left and B to attack right. Waves of stickmen come running at our hero and you push the two buttons in time to defeat the horde. No button mashing here, imagine Batman: Arkham City's combo system where thought out strikes win over just mashing away. Most enemies die in one hit, but multi colored enemies take more hits and with combo presses of X and B. The action is fast and the mindlessness of the game becomes rather addicting as you strive to perfect each encounter.
There's a goofy commentary running while you play and the voice sounds straight out of a 1970's kung-fu movie. The visuals are rather striking for a game spotlighting stickmen and the backgrounds are a nicely detailed throwback to the SNES era. Close ups of the carnage are sprinkled through out the fighting when you decapitate enemies or kill them in a flashy way. There is just a lot to admire as you punch your way through each stage. There's also a ton of weapons, both ranged and melee you can use to your disposal. My favorite is the laser sword stages.
I recommend everyone on Xbox and PC to at least give it a trail run. I had fun and with 250 stages there's a lengthy amount of game for a buck. I give it a 10 out of 10. (Mostly for originality and it's absurdness.)
Happy Gaming my Friends!
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