{"id":18415,"date":"2018-11-19T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=18415"},"modified":"2018-11-05T08:48:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T08:48:55","slug":"heavy-burger-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/19\/heavy-burger-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Burger (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When I was a kid in the early 80s, there wasn\u2019t very many games that could pull me away from Pac-Man.\u00a0 But one of those games that did was BurgerTime.\u00a0 I enjoyed that game so much as a kid, that when I got home after playing it for the first time, I cut out a chef hat and pepper shaker out of paper and played \u2018pretend\u2019 BurgerTime around the house.\u00a0 Yeah I was a weird kid, but at least you can\u2019t say I didn\u2019t use my imagination!\u00a0 BurgerTime was made by Data East, a game company that isn\u2019t around anymore, but they made some memorable games in the arcade back then.\u00a0 A few years after BurgerTime, another arcade game they made was Heavy Barrel, a top down overhead army shooter.\u00a0 I always thought of it as just another Ikari Warriors clone, and don\u2019t have many memories associated with it.\u00a0 But I did see it recently at a retro arcade bar I went to.\u00a0 So taking a cue from combining other arcade games like Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders<\/strong><\/a>, what happens when you mix BurgerTime and Heavy Barrel?\u00a0 You get Heavy Burger, of course!\u00a0 It\u2019s a super awesome multiplayer twin stick shooter featuring many of Data East\u2019s arcade classics.\u00a0 It\u2019s available to download on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

Yeah I know what you\u2019re thinking, \u201cNot another twin stick shooter!\u201d\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry, this game has enough unique gameplay elements to separate it from the rest.\u00a0 You play as a different colored chef Peter Pepper from BurgerTime, and can compete with one to three other chefs.\u00a0 Each single screen room is based on a Data East arcade game.\u00a0 In fact, you move around the levels via a virtual 3-D arcade!\u00a0 Your goal is to grab a money bag from Lock N Chase, and carry it to one side of the playfield.\u00a0 When you do, you\u2019ll move to the next level with money bag in tow.\u00a0 But if you get shot you\u2019ll lose the money bag.\u00a0 If the other player gets it and carries it to their side, they\u2019ll move to the next level on their side of the arcade room.\u00a0 So it\u2019s like a game of tug of war.\u00a0 Whoever can deposit the money bag in the bank at the last level wins.<\/p>\n

Similar to games like Robotron and Smash TV, you use the left stick to move and the right stick to aim in any direction.\u00a0 Hold the R2 trigger to fire, and the L2 button to dodge.\u00a0 Recoil plays a big part in this game.\u00a0 If you shoot and move forward, you\u2019ll slow down.\u00a0 But if you shoot backwards while you move, you\u2019ll speed up.\u00a0 This is an important thing to remember, as you\u2019ll use this trick a lot to scoot around the levels.\u00a0 You can also pick up different guns from Heavy Barrel, like a spread shot, rapid fire, and more.\u00a0 Food items speed you up temporarily as well.<\/p>\n

The first and last levels are always the same, but the levels in between can be different, depending on your settings.\u00a0 You start out in a metallic fortress from Heavy Barrel.\u00a0 Other stages have you avoiding falling ingredients and walking food from BurgerTime, navigating mazes from Lock N Chase, dodging bouncing balls and pool table holes from Side Pocket, avoiding karate guys and charging bulls in Karate Champ, and another Heavy Barrel stage with a jungle theme and tanks and soldiers.\u00a0 The last level is always from Bad Dudes.\u00a0 You\u2019ll need to avoid the Bad Dudes as well as bosses like Karnov and cars on the street as you make your way to the bank.\u00a0 Once you make it to the bank, the president will deposit your money and take you out for a burger and you win the game.\u00a0 I only wish there were more stages from Data East arcade games, like Joe & Mac or Karnov.<\/p>\n

You can play the game in single player or multiplayer modes.\u00a0 You can set rules like how many enemies there are, how difficult the CPU players will be, and what stages you\u2019ll tackle.\u00a0 You can also play on teams or as a free-for-all.\u00a0 When you use separate JoyCons to play multiplayer, the controls are a little different, but they still work and you can still do everything you can with one player, even shoot backwards.\u00a0 There are also a slew of single player challenges, and when you complete a set of them, you\u2019ll unlock screens, flyers, artwork, and history behind the Data East games featured here.<\/p>\n

Aside from not having any online modes, as the game is couch multiplayer only, the only other problem I had with the game is the price is a bit high at 20 bucks.\u00a0 The unlockables lead you to believe that you\u2019ll get playable versions of the arcade classics if you complete the single player challenges, but sadly that\u2019s not the case.\u00a0 It would\u2019ve been cool if it was, though, as that would make the game TOTALLY worth the 20 bucks for playable versions of Lock N Chase, BurgerTime, and others.\u00a0 But as it stands, Heavy Burger is still a freakin\u2019 awesome multiplayer game.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s psychological since the game uses many graphics and sound clips from the classic games, but it feels like it could make a great arcade game, too.\u00a0 I highly recommend this if you enjoy arcade classics.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can shoot enemies with guns, but they just flash and disappear when shot.\u00a0 If you shoot another player, they just fall on their backs and make silly noises.\u00a0 And that\u2019s as violent as it gets.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Heavy Burger is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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