It was a pog game back on the 360 and it still is now, especially when you read about how it was even made in the first place. It's impressively adapted and introduced so many of us to Anamanaguchi. It really is a great piece of media to accompany the movie and comics.

I waited years for this game to get put on PC.... on a platform my friends actually have downloaded.. and in 2023, I finally got my wish. But boy, did the monkey's paw sure curl. Realistically, this game is hard as absolute balls for really no reason. I'm pretty sure the last level and subsequent boss fight is literally impossible. The enemy's only goal is to dogpile the shit out of you and it's very easy to get insta-killed in a sandwich.

A beat 'em up was the best way possible for this story to be told in game form though, despite the difficulty. It's still very fun solo, and it would be fun with friends as well... if the online.. worked. Played this game with my 3 friends for the whole experience but we kept getting de-synced in every level which would break the game. The only way to fix it was to replay the entire level from the beginning and hope it didn't de-sync again, which put a sour taste in their mouths since it was their first playthrough.

You can buy this game on Steam but you still need the Uplay launcher to play it, which barely functions. I'd still recommend it as the art it is alone. It's short and is more accurate to the comics than the movie is, so it adds better context to the events that take place.