Laika: Aged Through Blood

Laika is a fresh new game I have never played before. I love the classic motorcross flash games. They have been redone many times without new ideas so they never succeeded the originals. Laika not only succeeds in improving the formula, it's also something different from all the games I have. It's well made with beautiful attention to detail like dust being pulled up behind the bikes tire, the bullet shells smoking and blood splattering over the character when driving through it. The levels are also very well designed. They are hard because of this new mix of action and motor cross gameplay I haven't had before. But the checkpoints are very fair and the gameplay controls really well! So the game doesn't get boring and the first boss I met was quite fun and had a cool dark vibe. The story is very dark. First I thought it's like mad max, but it's darker. Gives the game character and an enjoyable atmosphere. So that's fine with me especially with the contrast of that extreme action gameplay. I could tell you about how the game plays, but I feel that would be spoilers. All the techniques flow really nicely into each other and feel really cool and fun to pull off. You can even turn the bikes direction left and right. And there is a way to see what angle your bike is rotated in the air in case you loose track because of the explosions on screen. Took me a while to figure that out, but I prefer that over a tutorial. I hate tutorials in games. A crack at the bottom of the thing that shows the angle as an indicator where the bottom is would be neat. When the thing turns red and the floor is tilted it's hard to see the dark smudge on the side to use as an indicator. This game also has some things I don't like: desert levels, dogs and killing birds. But it's just so good that can life with that and without a doubt can give it a max score. Anyway, highly recomment! Really cool new game made by professionals!

Back flips on motorbikes, shooting and metroidvania. That is a great combo for a fine game! 5/5 - went in blind and was not dissapointed

If you liked Excitebike for the NES, but always wished it had precision gunplay and a post apocolyptic neo-western setting, this is for you.

What others love about this game is what I dislike. I find the controls to be absolutely infuriating. Every few seconds, you hit your head and must start over from a checkpoint. So, while trying to avoid enemy attacks and obstacles, you also have to manage the motorcycle by tilting it forward or backward and switching directions with a button hold. It may have a strong story and a great soundtrack, but I can't be bothered to play it any more. There is an option in the settings to turn off head bumps, but still...not my cup of tea at all. I cannot recommend unless you like frustration.