Glee Cheese Studio’s Headbangers Rhythm Royale is the newest in a rising roster of battle royale celebration video games. Closely harking back to Fall Guys, the sport sees floppy-headed pigeons duke it out in rhythm-based puzzles. Thirty rivals struggle to earn the coveted title of grasp headbanger.
You will be conversant in the format by now — a four-round event construction the place gamers are knocked out till a handful stay to compete for the highest spot. Not like Mediatonic’s pandemic-era hit, elimination rounds are static minigames, fairly than a physics-based impediment course.
There is a good number of actions; we obtained via lots of contests earlier than seeing a repeated occasion. A number of the video games are genuinely enjoyable, whereas others really feel like they might be overwhelming for people who do not cope effectively with audiovisual stimuli.
On the irritating aspect are occasions like ‘Tremendous Striker’, which switches up velocity and visible litter when you try to flick a ball in a web. There are a couple of occasions that use this template and plenty of will consign themselves to disqualification after they pop up.
In the meantime, there are much less intense and extra fulfilling rounds, often those that do not function speedy inputs. ‘Responsible’ reveals a lineup of costumed birds and has gamers guess who (or ought to that be coo?) recorded a selected musical snippet. Mini-games like this spotlight the sport’s cartoonish allure.
There is a wealth of customisation choices to spend your hard-earned (and literal) bread on. You possibly can adorn your fowl with all method of funky wardrobe utilizing forex earned from competing. To encourage gamers to return, there’s additionally particular costumes for reaching particular milestones.
Apart from the web event mode, it is a naked bones expertise. Longevity of this may hinge on future content material and extra numerous play choices (sofa co-op particularly). In its present state, although, the bite-sized occasions provide a welcome different to the rat race of different celebration royale titles.