MUSCLE GIANTS

EN: Muscle Giants is a weird and exhilarating experience. The game's description is pretty accurate so don't go expecting stuff that doesn't exist but, if you let your heart lead you, and choose this weird bald muscly filled game, I'm pretty sure you won't regret it. The dev is probably a Cho Aniki series fan, and he has my utmost respect for that! If you love strange PSX-era experimental games, this might be right up your alley. ---- IT: Muscle Giants è difficile da consigliare, soprattutto se non amate il nonsense tipicamente giapponese o produzioni sperimentali dell’epoca PlayStation. Ricorda in certi aspetti il filone inaugurato dal gioco Cho Aniki, uno spettacolare shoot ’em up per PC Engine di cui si presuppone lo sviluppatore sia un ammiratore. Tuttavia, se anche non rientrate in quella piccola cerchia di persone che trovano questi giochi esilaranti, vi consiglio di provarlo alla luce del prezzo non eccessivo. Maggiori informazioni nella recensione completa sul portale Denjin Den: https://denjinden.com/recensioni/pc/muscle-giants-recensione/

I don't entirely remember how I found this game but I am extremely glad I did. Reminds me a bit of the humor of "I'm going to die if I don't eat sushi!" in its absurdity and focus on arcade-y gameplay. Gets positively bullet-hell esque in some later sections, and is far more fun than I really expected a gag game to be. This is a hidden gem and I hope it blows up.

Unironically a fantastic game. It looks silly and like some sort of ♥♥♥♥ post, and there really is some of that in this for sure, but it also has thought and care put into the action. The developer is making a bit of a joke but they didn't make the gameplay itself a joke. There's a clear Cho Aniki influence, though it's not nearly as polished as the stuff in that series, but it's the same absurdity. The action is fun and the final level actually took me by surprise and made me laugh out loud. There's not a ton of life in this game, with just a handful of levels but it is great fun the whole time. I legit recommend this. Game rules. I'd love to see a fleshed out version in the future.

funny muscle guys aside, I actually had a really good time with the moment-to-moment gameplay here. The later stages had some difficult moments, and all five stages felt very different from one another. My favorite stage was probably the Dandelion stage on Normal - I liked dodging the Beast Giant's attack patterns. Absolutely no idea how you beat Dr. Mountain on Hard or above, though. Those dumbbells are so hard to deal with. Edit: So, I thought I was done with the game, but it turns out I missed the last stage (which rocks) and then when I beat that I unlocked the Nightmare stages, which also rock. 10/10 best game