Dino-Ducks Mayhem was sent my way by Duckosaurs Games which I always appreciate. Dino- Ducks Mayhem is a Twin Stick shooter with bullet heaven type gameplay, and honestly has an interesting concept. You pick one of two ducks, with more to unlock later, and two ducklings to help you out. You can unlock more of these later as well. You then traverse the map killing enemies, collecting coins to buy things from a truck that occasionally shows up, collecting shards to upgrade them at a forge that also shows up occasionally and fighting mini bosses or jailers to free ducklings.
Now the artwork is honestly very nice, and it is truly the standout thing here. Each duck looks interesting and different, this goes for the ducklings as well. The weapons are also pretty nice and feels like they matter. the ability to create new weapons based on the ones you pick up or to collect things like rocks or bottle caps to combine with your weapons at the forge to create bigger and better weapons and upgrade their levels is a nice touch as well. It is great to see how they truly feel stronger.
The game does have some issues whether you play with a mouse and keyboard or an Xbox controller. The game itself absolutely plays better on a controller, but the menus function better with a mouse. This makes it hard to just sit back and play the game when the menu becomes hard to navigate with a controller. It isn’t that the game is hard to play with Mouse and Keyboard, its just better with a controller.
The early part of the game is also very slow paced, this isn’t good or bad, this is for you to decide on. I rather enjoyed the slow walk up to being surrounded by enemies myself, but I know some people won’t like this. This game however makes it work.
All in all Dino-Ducks Mayhem isn’t a bad game, there are just better games in the genre, some are cheaper even. I have a hard time recommending a game that still needs work at a $15 price point when other games exist that do it better. It is a 6/10 title that only fans of ducks should buy. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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