Battlewrights

Battlewrights is one of those games that just feels like it was made by a dev who genuinely loves making games. The local multiplayer is super fun, chaotic but perfectly balanced — easy to learn, but still deep enough that you can actually get better. The art style is super charming and the music just fits the game. And then there's the time trials, which are challenging enough to give the game another dimension. My brother and I spent 2 hours in A-1 trying to beat the top time, switching controllers back and forth. If you like games that are easy to pick up but hard to master, either solo against time or in front of a tv with friends, give this one a shot.

Fast platformer that focuses on battles on the same screen with other people, but there’s also a single player time trial mode. Sadly, it only has a few stages so far, and you are awarded a medal depending on how fast you destroy all the targets. You can earn the three standard medals and a dev medal for achieving a time that requires mastery and precision. For the gameplay mechanics, you have a jump, attack, and dodge. Jump works as a wall jump when you have two vertical surfaces close together, and as a high jump when you attack downward during a jump, sending you much higher. Attack is based on how long you hold the button. With a quick tap, your weapon flies only a few steps, but if you keep the button pressed for a few seconds to charge it, it will fly across the screen. There’s only one weapon, so you need to press the attack button again to recall it to your hands. While the weapon hits walls and obstacles when thrown, this does not apply during recall, meaning it will pass through anything and hurt any enemy standing in its path. Since everything is happening on a single screen, the game supports couch multiplayer for up to four players. You pick from four characters, ea…

Great couch co-op game with lovely graphics and sound! The mechanics are simple, catchy and never get boring. It is funny to see how everyones skill curve rises only after a few hours of gameplay and you have your first momements of INSANE killing blows!

Great local multiplayer! Always fun to play with friends, but also enjoyable solo in time trial mode.

big fun with friends and strangers alike. Offers a lot of skill expression if you want to, but that's all optional! Easy to pick up, hard to master type of PvP fun! Also loving the Time Trial mode, it's something to do

This is a real fun multiplayer game to play along with friends on a weekend with some beers. It really stands out for it nostalgia feel to the good old couch co-op days. The game is simple enough to get a grip fairly quick but the mechanics also offer a degree of complexity that can really make a difference for experienced players. Time trial mode is also great if you are looking to test your skills and wish to practice and improve them or if you just want to show off with your buds and let them know who the real boss is. All in all a really cool game to play with your friends and for the price tag I would not hesitate to buy it if even for the time trails that are a really good challenge.