Now that "The Great Steam Treasure Hunt" is over, Steam is now pushing out some impressive end of year "Holiday Sale". One of today's offerings is Super Meat Boy that is being offered with a 75% off the regular price. I don't think that the game is worth $15 but at $3.75, why not? You play a boy made of meat, trailing blood whereever he goes, who is off to save his girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from the clutches of an angry Dr. Fetus. Basically, you must make your way to Bandage Girl on each of the incresingly difficult stages. It's a platformer at heart but the kind that has become a bit popular of late: the stages are short and it's all about hitting you in really, really hard in the head with sadistically designed deathtraps one after another. You are given an infinite amount of life but when you die, you have to start the stage from the very beginning, which could be a maddening process since the stages are riddled with very tricky terrains and your character will die in one hit. It's a game that demands deadly precision and is definitely not for those who don't have much patience. I think the game doesn't deserve all the hype surrounding it but I am in love with its insane sense of humor and its brilliant references to classic games.
Don't be fooled by that smile. This game will punish you to no end.
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