Review | Game review: Smashy Duo – mobile squash against monsters’ faces is minimalistic fun
Smashy Duo’s simple Pong-like arcade dynamic plays out beautifully – especially as the rallies get longer – and with so much fun pop-culture content to unlock, players will keep coming back for more
Big Frost Games
4 stars
You have got to hand it to the unsung heroes behind old arcade games – the ones who broke new ground in the early days of the medium, stumbling around in the proverbial dark, working with limited technology and yet somehow still creating addictively enjoyable games.
Many modern developers have tried to recreate the vibe of old arcade games, but not always with the same success. Smashy Duo (available for Android and iOS), however, is one of the best – it manages to strike a balance between classic and contemporary with enough to keep the player coming back.
The set-up is simple: you control two bat-wielding characters and your only goal is to hit a ball back and forth against a pit full of monsters. Think squash, except you control the swings with your thumbs, and the court is a hell of the living dead.
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