{"id":22324,"date":"2022-06-06T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T00:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22324"},"modified":"2022-05-25T13:03:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:03:14","slug":"dandy-randy-dx-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/dandy-randy-dx-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dandy & Randy DX (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dandy and Randy are a bird and a rabbit (not sure which is which) who love adventure and hunting for treasure.\u00a0 One day they receive a flyer about an island full of treasure and a lost diamond, so they immediately set off to find it so they can pay off their debts.\u00a0 But there are traps and puzzles on the island, as well as pirates!\u00a0 And is that flyer really all it seems to be?\u00a0 You\u2019ll find out in Dandy & Randy DX, available on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.\u00a0 Not sure what the DX is for, but the game is a retro styled top down viewed 2-D action adventure game where you\u2019ll solve block pushing puzzles, defeat enemies, and avoid traps.\u00a0 Kind of like classic Zelda dungeons.\u00a0 Actually the game reminds me most of Goof Troop, a SNES game from Capcom (based on the Disney Afternoon show).\u00a0 The Capcom team who made that game went on to make a few handheld Zelda titles and eventually form their own company Flagship, who would make a few Kirby games as well.\u00a0 Anyway, none of that has anything to do with Dandy & Randy, but at least you know that game has good bones.<\/p>\n

You can choose to play as Dandy or Randy, but both play the same.\u00a0 You can play single player or co-op, too!\u00a0 You\u2019ll move around each area of the island with the D pad as you solve block pushing puzzles and defeat enemies on each single screen.\u00a0 To defeat enemies you\u2019ll usually pick up an item like a vegetable or pot and throw it at them with one of the buttons.\u00a0 Your goal is to find colored keys to open gates and eventually defeat a boss in each area.\u00a0 The stages on the island are typical environments: forest, desert, haunted swamp, lava mines, ice mountain, etc.<\/p>\n

With another button you can activate a tool.\u00a0 You\u2019ll start out with just a shovel for digging up treasure.\u00a0 But in most areas you\u2019ll find another tool you can switch out with the L and R buttons to help you along the way.\u00a0 Tools include a boomerang for reaching long distance items, a hammer for breaking rocks, hookshot, running shoes, and more.\u00a0 You can also find coins all over the place, and use them to buy healing items, continues, and extra hearts at a shop in each level.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a handy map for each area you can view as well, plus some unlockable characters to play as.<\/p>\n

The only problem I can see people having with this game is that it\u2019s a bit short.\u00a0 Each level takes about 20 minutes to beat, and there are only six of them, so you can finish this one in a few hours.\u00a0 There are three selectable difficulty levels, and I don\u2019t think you can even die at all in the easiest one, just lose coins when you get hit.\u00a0 But even so, I had a lot of fun with this one, and it kept me interested to the very end.\u00a0 It reminds me of games I would\u2019ve rented on the SNES back in the day, too.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong>
\nDandy & Randy DX is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You can throw things like veggies and pots at enemies that just disappear when defeated.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, and younger gamers may need help with a few of the puzzles.\u00a0 But otherwise, the selectable difficulty levels and co-op make this great for all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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