My friend and I have tried to beat this game literally more than a dozen times, but we've never succeeded. There's something both infuriating and fascinating about playing a game that doesn't save (without Memory Paks) and having to force yourself to play it all in one session or to keep your console on all night to finish it in the morning. And even if you get close to finishing it, sometimes the game just crashes, or one of you will accidentally bump the console and cause the game to freeze, creating momentary terror followed by prolonged sadness. Gameplay-wise, it's pretty fun. The level structure is exciting, and getting to pick your colour-coordinated character is fun. (Unlocking characters could be fun, but the fact to play as them you have to start as level 1, essentially forcing you to start from the beginning, makes them unviable.) The main draw is just having fun with your bud(s) and hearing that funny announcer say, "FOOD IS GOOD."

Reviewed on Jun 21, 2021


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