![]() Like your first-ever Monster energy drink, Boomerang X will leave your heart pounding, your digits twitching and a longing for more. Buyer beware.Įven with a short campaign, the solid soundtrack, screen popping visuals and buttery smooth gameplay result in a fantastic experience. One-shot players may find themselves at a loss when the short campaign closes. For those with an eye for perfection and optimization, re-playing Boomerang X to hit better and better times acts as the replay value. It’s just a shame there’s not a lot of fuel in the engine.ĭepending on how you view it, the longing for more by the time the game ends could be a great thing or an awful thing. Every cog moves together, a well-oiled machine constantly in motion, very rarely chugging. The challenge at hand requires the player to learn, understand and learn again, projecting a fluent gameplay loop that rewards the player for creative plays and strategic moves.īoomerang X is a sum of its parts, a balanced gameplay experience that has unwavering confidence in its mechanics while building enough of a narrative between engagements to keep the game’s pace at a good level. Thankfully, Boomerang X confidently keeps things level, never feeling cheap or unfair. It’s tricky to keep the balance between unique enemies, ensuring the player still has a chance at success. Each enemy has its own unique attack pattern and style, with some being more a nuisance than a direct threat. Unmarked enemies will still attack and hinder you, creating the requirement of learning how to deal with multiple foes. Boomerang X is a fresh take on the arena shooter. Levels are separated into arenas, with some foes being marked for death. Hazards, enemy types and layouts differ from point to point, with the only constant being the requirement to kill certain enemies to progress. Neatly cut into slices, Boomerang X ’s story is paced across a number of environments, each with its own unique elements. ![]() Undeniably an asset on their own merit, the synergy that can be crafted between them is where Boomerang X shines. Double jumps, combative strikes, slow-motion are a few of the fairly robust skills that can be acquired. ![]() A deadly tool of throwing-based death, made even more deadly when combined with a glut of skills unlocked through the 4(ish) hours of the campaign. There are no guns in sight, only you and your boomerang. While my hands cramped up playing Boomerang X though, I found it to be a fun and balanced experience. It’s that axis that allows Boomerang X to tilt and turn into various directions, but also limit it from dropping too low or elevating it beyond a certain point. Boomerang X is a fast-paced first person action-adventure platformer where ninja star throwing, boomerang mechanics and stylized visuals all combine into an ADHD person’s worst nightmare. Those fresh from the likes of Doom Eternal may see similar elements to how the combat builds around management and priority over simply killing. With a focus on mechanics over anything else, Boomerang X is a finely tuned set of parts that work in tandem, producing a flawless flow of platforming, combat, and dealing with crowds of enemies. MonsterVine was supplied with a Steam code for review The difficulty in reviewing such an experience is a challenge, but a challenge worth investing in. A constant struggle between nailing a concept and never quite going beyond it creates an odd, but curious gameplay experience. The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level get access to our Discord, where we discuss games, plan episodes, and talk about what we are playing in real time.Boomerang X plays it safe while never being afraid to flex its creative soul. This game was reviewed on PC via a pre-release download code provided by the publisher. Expect it to take around three to four hours to complete, with a New Game+ available after completion. Fling your boomerang (and yourself) through the air in a series of increasingly insane combat arenas as you delve into a lost civilization and test your agility against the swarms of dark creatures within.īoomerang X is available today on Switch and Steam for Windows. This week we played Boomerang X, a new first person shooter boomeranger from developer DANG! published by Devolver Digital.
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