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The game quickly ups the ante in every stage. I’ll
freely admit I haven’t finished the game yet. It’s
that damn hard, and that’s considering I got
through about half of the building before hitting
a wall. That being this one huge fight six or seven
stages in. The important thing to keep in mind is
that the game is hard, but rewarding; few things
feel better than making it through a part that
was giving you trouble. I just didn’t have the sort
of time that lets me smash my head against a
brick wall.
It’s a small thing, but I complain about it so
much: controller support. Games like this are
meant to be played on one, So I’m happy to say
Mr. Shifty does, truly, have full controller
support. I don’t know if this is due to my
constantly bitching about it, or the bitching of
others, but I love not having to quit a game just
to fix something broken with a controller
emulator.
GAMBIT
"The game quickly ups the ante in
every stage."
The soundtrack, from what I’ve heard, is pretty
pumping. That’s a low bar, though; I was often so
focused on not dying I paid the music little mind.
But judging from those few lulls, it’s pretty good.
Overall, Mr. Shifty is an infuriatingly difficult,
but fun, game. I’d only recommend it to the
hardcore, though. And at $15, it might leave
players not up to the challenge feeling a bit
cheated. But otherwise, I’d argue it’s worthy of a
purchase. Especially if you want to live out your
Nakatomi Plaza superhero fantasy.
- Bryan Simmons