Best Buds vs Bad Guys

Best Buds vs Bad Guys, otherwise known as Best Buds in your Steam library, is a retro-inspired run & gun game. The problem with being retro inspired is being able to differentiate what makes those games fun and what made them a pain. I welcome games deciding to be challenging, but having design decisions that serve only to annoy people or make the game seem unfair doesn’t do much for my enjoyment. It’s a heavily...

38 found this helpful, 2017-01-14

- Edited - After 30 or so hours played I've updated gameplay paragraph below. There aren't many reviews for this game yet, so I thought I'd share my position if you're on the fence about buying this. I highly recommend this game for arcade side scroller shooter fans, also to any people wanting a very charming game. This game is full of the type of charm that proudly reminds people that videogames are a fun medium....

13 found this helpful, 2016-12-12

What a great little platformer/shooter! I picked this up for £1.60 and don't regret it one bit! If you like old retro games then this would be a good investment. Initially I found the controls a bit clunky but after a few minutes I started to get a grip of it and the gameplay flowed a lot better. I think the visuals are brilliantly defined with vibrant colours and generally polished. There are a few nice retro...

5 found this helpful, 2018-05-10