![]() Grab some friends, a pizza, and some drinks, and get ready for an incredible evening of enjoyment. ![]() While the technical issues are unfortunate, Gang Beasts is still tons of fun, especially with local co-op. Stick with it, as the other modes aren’t really worth your time. Cyrus, the leader of one of the gangs - decided that it's time for all the gangs. You want the big, stupid, frustrating action of the core game. >TGS: MICROSOFT'S PETER MOORE PRAISES NINTENDO'S REVOLUTION CONTROLLER. There are other modes that have been added to the game, such as horde and sport sims, but these aren’t what you’re coming to Gang Beasts for. It makes the actual enjoyment of the game lessen, which is unfortunate given how much fun there is to be had. Worse yet, these drops usually occur at the height of on-screen action, like when objects break or shatter, or when the players all gang up and dog pile on each other. During my time with GB, there were multiple frame rate drops, which can be a big problem in a game as frantic and manic as this one. The problems with the game take the form of performance issues. It’s ridiculous in the best way possible. Now try picturing keeping that all in mind while running around and trying not to get hit, shoved, or grabbed. Y is used to life up an object (or player). B and X give gentle little kicks which really aren’t good for much of anything. Pressing the right and left shoulder buttons throw punches, but if you hold one of them down, that arm sticks to whatever it touches. A is the jump button, but only once pressed and released. To give you a sense for just how difficult the controls can be, especially during your first few matches, here’s a quick breakdown. There are few titles out there that can get a room full of people yelling at each other like Gang Beasts. It’s as confusing and frustrating as it sounds, and that’s what makes the game so close to perfect and one of the best local co-op games released over the past couple of years. A group of players (locally or online) get together on a single stage and do their best with wobbling characters and unintuitive controls to toss each other out of bounds throughout the many varied levels. Gang Beasts can best be described as an intentionally terrible take on Smash Brothers. Originally released in 2014 on PC as an Early Access title, GB is a mish-mash of influences that come together to form an intentionally-messy brawler that will leave you screaming at your friends or online competitors, and laughing hysterically with frustration the entire time. Gang Beasts is a seemingly simple, but profoundly deep, game with hours of fun and hilarity to offer in a party setting, and 1000 in only a couple of hours.If you’ve been on the internet for a few years, and you’re a big fan of dumb stuff inside the world of video games, there’s no way you haven’t heard of Gang Beasts. If they aren’t, each stage can be selected in a variety of modes to complete whatever may be missing still. Given that the game doesn’t have any narrative or guided direction, all achievements should be acquired by now. “ Shutout” requires at least a second controller, and “ Big Head”, and “ Drop Kick”are most easily completed with a second controller rather than in Waves mode. “ Big Head”/“ Drop Kick” can be completed on any stage or mode that includes opponents.Īny achievements can be done in multiplayer, though many only require single player. ![]() Trucks - “ Keep on Trucking”/” In Transit”/” Long Haul” The remaining achievements can be completed alone or with another player/controller in Melee mode.Ĭontainers - “ Special Delivery”/” Self Storage” The achievement relating to the Waves mode, “ Short Wave”, can be done on any stage, though Roof is recommended due to terrain advantages. The achievement relating to the Football mode, “ Shutout”, can be done on any stage and is most easily done with a second inactive controller. The character creation achievement, “ Welcome to Beef City”, is unlocked from the Customize option on the main menu. Gang Beasts will require playing in at least four modes, and a variety of stages. Gang Beasts is a wibbly-wobbly physics multiplayer beat-em-up in which players battle against physics and one another to be the last man standing. ![]() Extra equipment needed: Second controller highly recommended Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None Does difficulty affect achievements: N/A Minimum number of playthroughs needed: N/A Approximate amount of time to 1000 : 2 hours Estimated achievement difficulty: 1/10
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