88 Heroes
2017
Audio: English · Subtitles: Portuguese, French, Italian, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch
- platform
- indie
- arcade
- action
- science fiction
- single player
The story
"88 Heroes is a chaotic 2D platformer where each level completed or untimely death brings a new hero into the action! With just 88 minutes to complete all 88 rooms you'll need every one of the 88 Heroes to stop Dr. H8 destroying the Earth!" "The "88 Heroes" - eighty-eight of the strangest and seemingly most pointless superheroes ever to grace the face of the earth. 'They called the best, but the best were busy!'"
What it’s like
Chunky pixel sprites bounce across bright, cartoonish stages in this side-scrolling platformer, with saturated primary colours, exaggerated squash-and-stretch animation, and a jittery retro-arcade feel that suits a hyperactive, goofy mood. The soundtrack is a bouncy chiptune-flavoured score driven by quick synth hooks and bleeps, loud and playful rather than moody, and the sound effects are cartoonishly punchy. The pace is frantic: every death or completed room swaps in a new character, so runs feel rapid and scrappy, with a ticking clock that keeps the energy high. Tone is zany, self-aware and low-stakes, with a wink at superhero clichés and a parade of odd, pointless heroes. Violence is cartoonish and bloodless, with enemies popping into puffs and explosions rather than gore, though the frantic deaths and time pressure can feel stressful. It suits players who want a quick, silly, arcade-style challenge for a short burst at a desk or on a couch, and fans of tightly tuned, retro-inspired action platformers who enjoy chaotic, joke-heavy premises.
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