Review MaxTurbo 2/5 · Feb 9, 2019
Decent old-fashioned backstabbing fun.
This is a good couch co-op game. I think there's some issues with how the "endgame" plays out - it's like they figured out a fantastic idea for the main gameplay loop, then had no idea how to actually wrap it up and have someone win. They settled on needing to fight a boss, which can be rather anticlimatic depending …
This is a good couch co-op game. I think there's some issues with how the "endgame" plays out - it's like they figured out a fantastic idea for the main gameplay loop, then had no idea how to actually wrap it up and have someone win. They settled on needing to fight a boss, which can be rather anticlimatic depending on your loadout, level, and sometimes just pure luck.
Crawl still has an absolutely phenomenal aesthetic and soundtrack though, and it does a great job at evoking a classic co-op / counter-op arcade experience. Ultimately, something about it just felt unfinished and a little hollow in my 10-ish hours playing it.