Using these in practice though, as suggested before, is a bit confusing initially. B gives a nice headbutt, X will see your stubby legs attempt to kick, and ol’ faithful A will let you jump and run. The Y button raises your hands above your head, which is effective for both grappling as well as trolling. Bumpers are used to punch, the left working your left arm and the right using your right arm, respectively. Though the gameplay is pretty straight forward, there is a lot of variety in your costumes and levels which keeps things even more interesting.įighting is a bit more complex than you might think initially, but it truly adds to the mostly unpredictable nature of the game. How do you eliminate the competition? Force them off the map! Though less like Super Smash Brothers and more like a WWE Royal Rumble, players scramble to punch, kick, and throw the other fighters off blimps, elevators, roofs, billboards and much more. Note that you can bring your local friends online with you, which is a great addition. Gang Beasts is essentially a physics heavy brawler for 1-8 players, local or online. This is Beef City, and this is your time to shine. In this multiplayer game, mayhem and mishaps are a given as you fight to be the last one standing in a battle of physics, frantic attacks, and knowing the lay of the land. After watching people online play it, and after a heavily endorsed recommendation from a friend, a review opportunity arose, and Gang Beasts is now in my possession. Gang Beasts is a seemingly simple, but profoundly deep, game with hours of fun and hilarity to offer in a party setting, and 1000 in only a couple of hours.It finally happened. If they aren’t, each stage can be selected in a variety of modes to complete whatever may be missing still. Given that the game doesn’t have any narrative or guided direction, all achievements should be acquired by now.
“ Shutout” requires at least a second controller, and “ Big Head”, and “ Drop Kick”are most easily completed with a second controller rather than in Waves mode. “ Big Head”/“ Drop Kick” can be completed on any stage or mode that includes opponents.Īny achievements can be done in multiplayer, though many only require single player. Trucks - “ Keep on Trucking”/” In Transit”/” Long Haul” The remaining achievements can be completed alone or with another player/controller in Melee mode.Ĭontainers - “ Special Delivery”/” Self Storage”
The achievement relating to the Waves mode, “ Short Wave”, can be done on any stage, though Roof is recommended due to terrain advantages. The achievement relating to the Football mode, “ Shutout”, can be done on any stage and is most easily done with a second inactive controller. The character creation achievement, “ Welcome to Beef City”, is unlocked from the Customize option on the main menu. Gang Beasts will require playing in at least four modes, and a variety of stages. Gang Beasts is a wibbly-wobbly physics multiplayer beat-em-up in which players battle against physics and one another to be the last man standing.
Extra equipment needed: Second controller highly recommended Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None Does difficulty affect achievements: N/A Minimum number of playthroughs needed: N/A Approximate amount of time to 1000 : 2 hours Estimated achievement difficulty: 1/10