Super Meat Boy

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  • Summary: Super Meat Boy is a tough as nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who's trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux.

    Our meaty hero will leap from walls, over seas of buzz saws, through crumbling caves    Super Meat Boy is a tough as nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who's trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux.

    Our meaty hero will leap from walls, over seas of buzz saws, through crumbling caves and pools of old needles. Sacrificing his own well being to save his damsel in distress. Super Meat Boy brings the old school difficulty of classic NES titles like Mega Man 2, Ghost and Goblins and Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Japanese one) and stream lines them down to the essential no BS straight forward twitch reflex platforming.

    Ramping up in difficulty from hard to soul crushing SMB will drag Meat boy though haunted hospitals, salt factories and even hell itself. And if 300+ single player levels weren't enough SMB also throws in epic boss fights, a level editor and tons of unlock able secrets, warp zones and hidden characters.    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Switch Player
    Jan 19, 2018
    90
    One of the best 2D platformers of the last decade, Super Meat Boy lands on the Nintendo Switch and delivers, arguably, the best version of Team Meat's game yet. The Race Mode is a fantastic addition provides a riotous multiplayer experience to what was already a superb package. If you're a fan of challenging platformers and have never played Super Meat Boy before, this is essential. If you've already played it, it's still as awesome as ever - with the added bonus of Race Mode.
  2. CGMagazine
    Jan 21, 2018
    90
    Almost a decade later, Super Meat Boy still offers an excellent difficulty curve, sharp level design, and heartless, brutal platforming.
  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2018
    90
    A great port of a classic game, and a perfect fit for Switch. [Issue #32 – March/April 2018, p. 21]
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  4. NintendoWorldReport
    Jan 23, 2018
    85
    It feels great to be playing Super Meat Boy again, despite the soundtrack problem. I can’t say enough good things about it, but you should know that the difficulty ramps up pretty steadily and somewhere during the third world, the gloves really come off. Enjoy the Warp Zone of World 5-7, kids! If you can find a similarly-experienced buddy, the two-player race is really quite fun.
  5. Cubed3
    Jan 12, 2018
    80
    Nearly eight years later, Super Meat Boy remains a master class in balancing difficulty into engaging level design. The quirk burst level structure holds up incredibly well, allowing players to fail repeatedly without getting discouraged as the goal is always just a few seconds of gameplay away. As more content unlocks by clearing stages with an A+, collecting bandages, and finding Warp Zones, it's incredibly easy to play "just one more level" for hours on end. Unfortunately, the replacement score pales in comparison to Danny Baranowsky's original soundtrack, but the core gameplay is strong enough where this can be overlooked even if longtime fans will surely be disappointed. For anyone who hasn't played Super Meat Boy, though, there's little reason not to give it the chance it more than deserves.
  6. Meristation
    Jan 17, 2018
    80
    Super Meat Boy is now one of the most beloved indie legends, and the switch version makes it justice. A game that truly stands the test of time arrives to his true home.
  7. Nintendo Life
    Jan 21, 2018
    80
    Super Meat Boy is another excellent indie addition to Switch's library. The short, but challenging levels are a perfect fit for portable play, and the game runs perfectly in both handheld and TV modes. The tight platforming mechanics and wealth of hidden warp zones, bandages and playable characters are enough to keep us coming back for more. We wish it would add support for video capture features, if only so we can brag about our accomplishments, but it doesn't hinder our enjoyment of the game. If you haven't played this on another platform, or just want to play it on the go, pick this up.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 5 out of 28
  1. dgs675
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    HEEELLLLL YEEEAHH

    So addictive, so diffficult, the music gets your heart racing and keeps you going through a million and one deaths.    HEEELLLLL YEEEAHH

    So addictive, so diffficult, the music gets your heart racing and keeps you going through a million and one deaths.

    Better make sure you don't have controller drift issues because this one is _fast_.    … Expand
  2. bokor12345
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    What can I say? It's a tough platformer with great replay value. highly recommended!
  4. TortoiseGuy
    Apr 5, 2023
    9
    This game feels like Sonic and Celeste fused together (for me at least). This game takes crazy dedication. If you enjoy rage games this is a must buy!
  5. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 13, 2018
    8
    Super Meat Boy
    Super Frustrating
    Super Meatboy is an insta death platformer wit hpuzzle elements where you play as meat boy trying to get    Super Meat Boy
    Super Frustrating
    Super Meatboy is an insta death platformer wit hpuzzle elements where you play as meat boy trying to get through this games 7 different chapters and save bandage girl from the evil dr fetus
    This game can be beaten in about 6 hours despite each level beign designed to be beaten in less than 20 seconds..
    The hook of this game is its frustratingly addictive difficulty
    The mechanics of Super Meat Boy is simple, which makes it so easy to pick up and in turn so easy to forgive as youre dying over and over..
    You jump, run jump, or wall jump…
    Nothing else…
    Its up to you to use these mechanics to maneuver through the games many obstacle courses of blades, lava, and salt.. and you only have one life to do this…
    The difficulty of levels is really up and down..
    And this is thanks to the game constantly adding new obstacles and enemies to deal with as the game goes on…
    When a new mechanic is introduced it will slow down a bit..
    This in turn creates a great pacing.. the levels aren’t constantly smacking you over the head with difficulty..
    Youll at times get a nice breather…
    But when levels are hard theyre hard…
    and despite them making you want to pull your hair out, its just as hard to put down the controller and walk away.. at least for a little while…
    For me the Charm of super meat boy started to wear off by chapter 3..
    I was over the hook of dying and retrying, but that’s mostly because of the kind of gamer I am…
    Im not into punishment for more than a little while..
    But if you are one of those sick freaks that likes getting to the point of wanting to break your controller, Super Meat Boy is a great platformer full of collectables to unlock new characters, hidden levels, charm, great characters, and surprisingly engaging boss battles that only feel cheap the first 100 times you die…
    I give Super Meat Boy
    an 8/10    … Expand
  6. ophone
    Dec 30, 2021
    8
    A precision platformer of the die & retry kind.
    It's one of those games I constantly told myself "Come on, another try!" after fails, and    A precision platformer of the die & retry kind.
    It's one of those games I constantly told myself "Come on, another try!" after fails, and fails I had plenty in this game.
    Its art style also stands out: Basic graphics on the one hand, grandiose OST with its symphonic metal tunes on the other.
    Nice game.    … Expand
  7. EdwardG
    Dec 3, 2018
    6
    This game is insanely hard!

    The difficulty may put some people off, but for many this is one of the selling points of the game. Personally,    This game is insanely hard!

    The difficulty may put some people off, but for many this is one of the selling points of the game. Personally, I thought I'd be up to the challenge but now I think the game's defeated me. It's fun to get through a level you've been stuck on for ages, or go for a new best time on a level you've mastered - leaderboards help keep track of this. However, although I had a good time with the first half of the game, the difficulty really ramps up and I felt like it became too difficult for me to enjoy. This isn't necessarily a fault of the game, but the crushing difficulty and the fact that I died thousands of times impeded my enjoyment and caused me to give up before finishing Super Meat Boy. I understand that there's a market for this kind of experience, but I suppose I'm not a part of it.

    Give the game a go if you're into a challenge! However, bear in mind that this isn't exactly a relaxing gaming experience.    … Expand
  8. Vininic
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    One of my favorite indie games, turned unplayale for me because the soundtrack, 1/3 of what made it great, was gone without advice. ThereOne of my favorite indie games, turned unplayale for me because the soundtrack, 1/3 of what made it great, was gone without advice. There should at least be a giant red glowing button on the shop page so you wouldn't do this tremendous mistake of wasting 15$… Expand

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