Glee Cheese Studio’s Headbangers Rhythm Royale is the newest in a rising roster of battle royale celebration video games. Closely paying homage to Fall Guys, the sport sees floppy-headed pigeons duke it out in rhythm-based puzzles. Thirty opponents combat to earn the coveted title of grasp headbanger.
You will be aware of the format by now — a four-round match construction the place gamers are knocked out till a handful stay to compete for the highest spot. In contrast to Mediatonic’s pandemic-era hit, elimination rounds are static minigames, somewhat than a physics-based impediment course.
There is a good number of actions; we acquired by means of a variety of contests earlier than seeing a repeated occasion. A number of the video games are genuinely enjoyable, whereas others really feel like they could possibly be overwhelming for people who do not cope properly with audiovisual stimuli.
On the irritating aspect are occasions like ‘Tremendous Striker’, which switches up velocity and visible litter whilst you try to flick a ball in a internet. There are a couple of occasions that use this template and lots of will consign themselves to disqualification once they pop up.
In the meantime, there are much less intense and extra pleasant rounds, normally those that do not function speedy inputs. ‘Responsible’ reveals a lineup of costumed birds and has gamers guess who (or ought to that be coo?) recorded a selected musical snippet. Mini-games like this spotlight the sport’s cartoonish allure.
There is a wealth of customisation choices to spend your hard-earned (and literal) bread on. You’ll be able to adorn your chook with all method of funky wardrobe utilizing foreign money earned from competing. To encourage gamers to return, there’s additionally particular costumes for reaching particular milestones.
Aside from the net match mode, it is a naked bones expertise. Longevity of it will hinge on future content material and extra various play choices (sofa co-op particularly). In its present state, although, the bite-sized occasions provide a welcome different to the rat race of different celebration royale titles.
