One of the problems with this is when playing with friends, up to four of them, seeing multiple phone screens popping up all over the screen and flashing individually quickly makes you want to tear out your eyes.Īesthetically the game looks like those crude drawings the emo kid used to draw in school on the back of their textbooks. The RPG elements add some strategy to what could be a very standard brawler slog but instead means you can apply some thinking to what you’re about to come up against. It’s all very tongue-in-cheek and the messages provided a few laughs. "Aesthetically the game looks like those crude drawings the emo kid used to draw in school on the back of their textbooks."
Players gather followers on a blatant Twitter rip off which acts as their XP in game and can also be accessed through the phone as well as a camera which can scan QR codes spotted throughout the levels to grab new items.
The story and tutorials are also progressed through text messages displayed on the phone which is a fun and quirky addition.
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You can also purchase tattoos which upgrade the characters magic (Anar-chi) and various items of jewellery.Ī phone is also introduced which acts as an on-the-fly menu to access various stats such as defense, strength and speed to which you can then upgrade them through skill points. The RPG elements come into play through clothing items that can be bought, upgraded with different dyes which imbue them with new powers and stats and then equipped onto the character which then shows off their new duds. Charlie’s power, being the front man and lead vocalist unleashes a vocal scream that tears through any enemy in its path. "Įach band member from Charlie Murder has their own unique powers called Anar-chi which builds up over time and released through the right trigger and a face button. "A phone is also introduced which acts as an on-the-fly menu to access various stats such as defense, strength and speed to which you can then upgrade them through skill points. We get the usual likes of the undead piling onto the screens with weapons like knives, guns, samurai swords and chainsaws all queuing up for a pummelling from any of the band members you choose to play as. Each rival band member has a different personality from norse hulking to gothic witch lady and their levels leading up to the inevitable clash with each represents their personas.
We follow the lead singer of a punk band, Charlie, modestly naming the motley crew Charlie Murder and their ongoing rivalry with Lord Mortimer and his own band of demonic rockers. The difference with Charlie Murder is the addition of certain RPG elements all melded well into the death obsessed punk rock aesthetic. Charlie Murder follows the likes of these and their modern takes like Ska Studios previous game The Dishwasher in a good old fashioned side-scrolling brawler. Remember those side scrolling ‘Beat ‘em Ups’ like The Simpsons Arcade Game and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Of course you do. Charlie Murder from Ska Studios is one of the four Xbox Live Arcade titles in the Summer of Arcade promotion and also happens to be an extremely fun game.
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