

A variety of character customization options are available, including what color your character is and what costume they are wearing. Gang Beasts lets you make some setting changes to the stage you want and the number of wins that you need to be a final winner. In fact, it’s more fun to giggle at the wriggling bodies and the useless floppy headbutts than it is to master the game itself. The winner is often the only one who didn’t fall off their own feet, but that doesn’t kill the fun, as all the joy in this game is in the chaos. In most battles, the players are unable to knock anybody off because they can’t keep their jellyboys on their feet. To climb a wall, just release one hand from the hold and press the jump button.

You can jab left and right, however the same buttons may also be used to grasp hold of other players, cones, girdes, or ledges, as well as other objects. With the correct timing, a leap and a standard kick may knock an opponent out of the terrain. The controls of the game are intuitive and give you a broad moveset.

When it comes to gameplay, Gang Beasts developers seem to be aware that they have hit the gold with the mechanics, so they keep things simple. There are a variety of ways to knock out your opponents, punch them, kick them and more, and get an opportunity to throw them to the dangers on the way, but, while doing so, you are at the same risk of falling into the traps and obstacles as your opponents do. There are several game modes in Gang Beasts, including Melee, Gangs, Football, and Waves, as well as Local and Online play options.Īs you advance in the game, there are different obstacles to avoid in each level, from meat grinders to giant flaps in the floor that get opened by big, falling sausages and your main goal is to try to avoid them as much as possible. This game isn’t a very complex one in terms of graphics or physics, and everything from its menus to its mechanics is straightforward. However, knocked-down opponents are not totally powerless, as they may fight back in order to be freed from their restraints. The basic gameplay consists on knocking out an opponent with punches or kicks and then trying to throw them over a stage danger using different physical talents.

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer party game featuring gelatinous and floppy characters, violent battle scenes, and dangerous settings set in a fictional metropolis named Beef City.
