SMASHING THE BATTLE

SMASHING THE BATTLE

Steam Deck · unrated

Action Square(Studio HG) · Action · May 16, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $11.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

73%
Mostly Positive
574 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 574 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 176 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This is more of a personal preference, but i really like the design for the characters, especially the heroines.
63 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
For the first hour you'll probably love the art style.
19 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Although simple, the combat mechanics are really enjoyable, with highlight to dodge with iframes and massive kills, but I really recommend a controller.
14 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound: SFX is pretty average, character voices during gameplay is also nothing special, but the music are surprisingly good, its not masterpiece or anything, but its really unexpected
8 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
* Achievements can be earned after you gets your reward in the missions menu (can be accessed from main menu), and leave the game. (they sync after quit)
6 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
the game is grate. combat is grate and feels very rendom so every time you play a level it feels difrent. it has 2 characters. but it has a majure down side. the game feels like it was born to be a co-op game but the co-op mode dosent exist-sorry
5 of 176 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters63 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Co-op5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay37 reviews
65%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat26 reviews
77%
Difficulty11 reviews
64%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $11.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.