Smashing Spirits: Brazil's First Boxer

This game says it's fast-paced, but it is not. It would be fun if it weren't for a few missing details. Given the concept, I don't understand why enemies don't mix up their moves in any way. They don't have patterns except "attack" which is the same attack every time, easy to dodge. Even worse, they all stand still. Not much opportunity for gameplay without enemies deciding to move.

100% Achivments in 20 hours. It was interesting. 4 different bosses with unique mechanics and tons of mobs you have to adjust to. Obviously recomend!

Good platformer/fighting game however if you're going for all the achievements this game is INCREDIBLY difficult.

[h1]A brawling 2D platformer[/h1] Sensen brothers' first game on Steam is different from their later stuff but still has a quirk up its sleeve. In [i]Smashing Spirits[/i] you play as an indigenous woman warrior who punches everyone: soldiers; jedi indians; archers; forest animals; even bushes and boxes. Everyone gets the punch. [h1]Fight through the world[/h1] Quirk is that you can do quick dodges sideways and rack up a combo when beating foes up, turning up damage if you don't get hit yourself. This takes a bit getting used up. You can keep the combo going by crouching and getting up every few punches, and with higher combos you deal more damage. There's also a strong punch for those finishing blows. Levels are forests and caves, with boss levels at the end of each section, and true to platforming they occur in multiple floors all with spear traps and moving platforms. They are relatively long, with branching parts where you can find secrets, like permanent health bonus or poor trapped animals to help. There are no insta-death traps but there are lots of enemies, almost all of which are relatively stationary, sometimes in awkward positions to attack. Tasks for achievements…

Played as a person of colour. Used watermelons as health pickups. 11/10

Extremely fun to play!