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7/10. Would punch out a Corgi in the face and take a picture again.

This game is a party game that copies off from Gang Beatz. But it's better in ways. If you really want to have actual fun with this game, please play this game with your friends. You'll laugh and feel angry at the same time. Depending on who is winning or losing. There's a lot to talk about this game I got when it was on sale. A mix of positive and negative. So let's get started.

First off, the game's mechanics feels a bit clunky. But it's meant to feel that way. It's highly recommended you play using a controller than using mouse and keys. The game offers a type of tutorial mode with the game's "Missions Mode." It's just 3 missions with a mix up of entertaining levels that make it feel that they could make a type of platforming beat'em up game. There are hidden rewards for completing the missions if you beat them fast enough, and find some achievements to further unlock more rewards. After finishing the tutorial, there's the main game that started the game, Last Stand. Followed by Smash, Team Games. Nemo Kart, and The Labs.

Last Stand is the game's main bread n' butter. 8 players in teams of 2 head to head to complete 3 rounds to win a set of the match battle royal. Each map having their own gimmick. An arena that slowly fills up with poison gas, to a room that generates a black hole to suck in the players to their death. So there's a wide variety of maps to play on. Each round also spawning weapons and power-ups for the players to use against the other players. Eliminating the other players in so many ways. That either help or harm their way into winning. Having a friend with you can ensure you and your friend will always play with each other in the team of 2. But having a team of 3 or 4 can ensure either playing Team Games or a rare chance of a Last Stand 4v4.

Team Games are a mix up of either sports type games, or gather and conquer type games with players of 4v4. From ice hockey to soccer and American Football, to collecting big candies in a candy factory for your team, or ensuring your team's train wins in a train race. There's also a chance you can play 4v4 last stand games with your party of 3 or 4.

Smash is a rogue-like game of Last Stand. But the maps change each round at random and you are given the choice of 1 of 3 random power-ups each round. Players can pick the same power-up that can further strengthen or even alter their abilities. Each round wins an amount of points instead of a round for your team. Each round giving more and more points. Whoever's team has the highest amount of points at the end of the 5 round match wins.

Nemo Kart is the game's version of...well, a Kart game rip-off of a franchise you may already know. I don't have to explain about how this game plays, If you know, you know. An 8 player racing kart game. Having it's whacky power-ups and you can earn "gears" that can let you buy more playable racing karts with different stats and performance. The higher the placement you win in the race, the more gears you can earn to buy the karts. However, this game mode is currently underutilized. There are only 4 maps to race on. 2 maps are the same map. But is now in reverse. The HUD does not have a map to tell you where you're on the race track and where the other players are at and their placement in the race. And the power-ups you pick up from the placements of the "?" crates depending on your placement in the race can be a little bit unfair at times. Another thing I have to point out here is there's not a lot of karts to unlock and buy. And there is a kart that is unfortunately that is OP, just using it can be an instant 1st place win for those who have it. Unless everyone is using it, then it's fair game. So hopefully they can balance this out, add more karts, and maps to this mode they've added.

All these game modes can all be played in the game's Quick Match and Custom Match. Playing Quick Match gains you experience points to level up to gain the game's in game currency and cosmetics. The more you play, the more characters and costumes for the characters you'll earn. There's also a weekly challenge list you can do to further gain more points and currency. However, they can all be played in Custom Game as well. But you'll not get a lot of experience points to do so. But can play this mode to try out any maps you haven't played yet and can play with bots to practice with. This is also the mode where you can invite all your friends to just have fun with all the games and maps it has to offer if you don't want to play with randoms in Quick Match. This also features a mode called, "The Labs."

The Labs is a variety of maps you can't play in the normal Last Stand games. Featuring a different mix of different maps that have different game play modes to win such as the subway to have your enemy team be run over by a train to win. Or The Winter Cabin that is now a hang out hub to have anyone to chat, or to play the card games that are featured in the cabin that can earn you its own currency to buy consumable items or even more character skins exclusively in that map. The 2 cards games being Pawz and Fishy Business. Pawz is the game's version of UNO. If you played UNO, I don't have to explain it. And both games have instructions to play these card games. So you can play them to have a calm moment from all the chaos. There is also a pirate game where you and a friend must fight against the opposing CPU enemies to defend your boat from being destroyed. And lastly, the latest game mode called "Crisis." Their version of Among Us.

Now I got some negatives I want to disclose here. The game you first pay money upfront to play, is also using a F2P system in the game. Remember the currencies I mentioned? Well, you can also buy real money to get them. Mainly Nemo Bucks it's premium currency. And you can simply pay to win the different costumes and characters you want to buy and not even bother. You can convert bucks into it's common currency "Cookies" to even get the costumes requiring it. Another thing I have to mention is the Surprise Eggs slot machine. Where characters are exclusive to this than being available in it's own store. Yes. You can earn the coins to get them from playing the game. Or you can use Nemo Bucks to take a spin at it. And to let you know, if you get the same character you already unlocked, then it will be converted it's common currency as Cookies. So buyer beware and don't turn it into gambling. The Item Store has different costumes and characters available each day and/or each week. Whether it would be the characters in a costume you wanted, or there is an IP Collab that you want to get and play as from another game or franchise. Just make sure you got enough to get them in advance. Another thing to add is that there are also event or holiday costumes you can buy. But they are limited time. And if you miss out, they might be gone for good. Giving this a bit of a FOMO approach.

There is one thing I must add onto as well. Once you hit max level in the game, currently level 150 as I write this, you are then given the chance to earn a random level up reward being an random amount of Cookies, Nemo Bucks, or Egg Coins. However, the game has a daily limit to how many you can earn. That being only 3 level ups a day. So if you didn't get the costume you wanted from the Surprise Egg machine or there was a costume or character you wanted to get this week and you didn't have enough currency to get it before the store resets, it's going to ask you to pay upfront for that premium currency to do so. However, I actually did manage to get plenty of the game's currency from just simply playing the game how it's intended and if you complete certain achievements, you'll have enough.

All and all, if they plan to add more to this game, Hopefully, this game will have some longevity onto doing so. They have a forums board.

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