There is only one king of the ring, and it's not you, blue boy. There is no gore or blood, but it takes a moment to register the unforeseen violence. It's as if a fight suddenly broke out in Teletubbyland, and Tinky Winky just threw Dipsy into a burning pit of fire. But to watch one fighter fling another into a buzzing fan blade, or another tossing a combatant dressed as a fox into the path of a speeding subway train, is enough to leave your jaw hanging open before laughing at the absurdity. Some of them sport a hat, such as a fez or a sombrero, while others are dressed in cute, full-body outfits (kigurumis) resembling animals like bears and lizards. The fighters are adorable, complete with large, white eyes, and painted in a solid color such as red, purple, or green. You immediately notice a stark juxtaposition occurring onscreen. After they go limp, you drag them or pick them up and hurl them off a cliff or into one of the many gruesome traps.Дespite how the cartoonish Gang Beasts appears at a glance, this is not a game for kids.

The goal is to either wallop opponents off an edge, or to knock them out by dwindling the health bars floating above their heads to zero.

Another map challenges you to duke it out atop two speeding big rigs while dodging oncoming traffic signs. One map has you fighting in a factory covered in industrial shredders, while in another, you and your fellow combatants duke it out on a rickety gondola hundreds of feet in the air. You fight across eight small, but highly varied, maps filled with deadly devices and pitfalls. In Survival, the last gelatinous fighter not pummeled, squished, or immolated is declared the winner. Gang Beasts' single mode is called Survival. This convoy is delivering truck-loads of pain. Time to decide who is the most adorable once and for all. If you can get past the unstable camera and bland graphics, Game Beasts delivers punchy bouts of entertainment and laughter, though the scarcity of game modes makes each play session a short one. The effort to push aside a console for a hulking computer tower is actually worth it, due to Gang Beasts' fun and amusing combat, featuring arenas brimming with deadly snares. Yet Gang Beasts is defiantly a party game, and a good one at that. Computers are the home of online multiplayer, and enjoy a different seat in the house. Party games are well suited on the console, which can be placed in a living room without requiring any extra effort. There are precious few local-only party games for the PC, and there is an important reason why. The review below critiques a work in progress, and represents a snapshot of the game at the time of the review's publication. While the games in question are not considered finished by their creators, you may still devote money, time, and bandwidth for the privilege of playing them before they are complete. GameSpot's early access reviews evaluate unfinished games that are nonetheless available for purchase by the public.

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