Brutal, ridiculously violent and crude beatemup set in a fictional russian civil war in the 80's.
If Double Dragon told you that using drugs is not for winners, Mother Russia Bleeds tells you that winners do drugs, at some point or another. It is what you get, really. An overly violent take on classic beatemups from the 90's like Double Dragon or Streets of Rage with a big emphasis on presentation and variety when it comes to levels. The combat is as simple as it gets but "Nekro" adds a layer of depth to the combat which was a nice addition. Basically Nekro is the drug you can use to either heal or enter Rampage Mode for a short period of time, it's a cool idea that is definitely not used to it's full potential.
It doesn't get much better than that, sadly. It establishes a good setup at the beginning, but runs out of steam as the stages proceed without doing much with the unique concepts they have. At first, I dug the artstyle. It was like if Hotline Miami and King of Fighters had a son, but then it started to shrivel and lost that good impression, that gritty impact I had at first. For a lack of a better word: it starts to get too samey. Same goes for the music, which doesn't hit as much as I wanted to. Sorry Fixions, it's a good score but a tan weak for my personal taste.
Something to point out is the difficulty. You'll be hard press fighting enemies by the final chapter, they come in hordes and are definitely hard to defeat. Co-Op is avaible as expected and some sections are tough if you don't have a partner, AI or not since this game heavly encourages teamwork. So don't plan to go all alone, is not fun. Unless you want some achievements.
That's pretty much it. Mother Russia Bleeds is a good classic violent and hard beatemup with a little twist on top with a decent variety when it comes to levels and characters but it doesn't do much to stand out.
If Double Dragon told you that using drugs is not for winners, Mother Russia Bleeds tells you that winners do drugs, at some point or another. It is what you get, really. An overly violent take on classic beatemups from the 90's like Double Dragon or Streets of Rage with a big emphasis on presentation and variety when it comes to levels. The combat is as simple as it gets but "Nekro" adds a layer of depth to the combat which was a nice addition. Basically Nekro is the drug you can use to either heal or enter Rampage Mode for a short period of time, it's a cool idea that is definitely not used to it's full potential.
It doesn't get much better than that, sadly. It establishes a good setup at the beginning, but runs out of steam as the stages proceed without doing much with the unique concepts they have. At first, I dug the artstyle. It was like if Hotline Miami and King of Fighters had a son, but then it started to shrivel and lost that good impression, that gritty impact I had at first. For a lack of a better word: it starts to get too samey. Same goes for the music, which doesn't hit as much as I wanted to. Sorry Fixions, it's a good score but a tan weak for my personal taste.
Something to point out is the difficulty. You'll be hard press fighting enemies by the final chapter, they come in hordes and are definitely hard to defeat. Co-Op is avaible as expected and some sections are tough if you don't have a partner, AI or not since this game heavly encourages teamwork. So don't plan to go all alone, is not fun. Unless you want some achievements.
That's pretty much it. Mother Russia Bleeds is a good classic violent and hard beatemup with a little twist on top with a decent variety when it comes to levels and characters but it doesn't do much to stand out.