Bounty Battle Reviews

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5 / 10.0
Sep 17, 2020

The proposal to join characters from other indie titles is noble, but its execution is terrible. With poor gameplay and performance issues, Bounty Battle is far from living up to its potential. Unfortunately, it was not this time that we saw the main heroes of the independent developer scene shining together in a fighting game.

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6 / 10.0
Sep 15, 2020

Bounty Battle is not the ultimate indie 2D fighter. It’s mediocre at best, with the only saving grace being its cast of familiar characters to freely use in training mode, a dope chiptune soundtrack, and decent simple level design. However, I do believe this 2D fighter has the potential to shine with a little more polish and added features.

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2 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2020

Bounty Battle is not the celebration of indie game culture that I was hoping for; it is an embarrassment that should have been delayed.

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5.5 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2020

I am beyond disappointed. Bounty Battle has such a fantastic premise and such an amazing roster, but calling this half-baked doesn’t even scratch the surface of its issues. It looks bland, its sound department is mediocre at best, it features an underwhelming selection of modes, it’s a bit glitchy, and to top things off, its gameplay is just not fun.

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Evan Norris
Top Critic
5 / 10
Sep 10, 2020

With smoother action, a deeper story mode, and a little TLC, the game could evolve into a decent substitute for Smash Bros. Right now, though, it's simply not ready for center stage.

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5.3 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2020

Bounty Battle's core fighting mechanics doesn't feel very satisfying and the lack of story mode for a cross over like this, makes it even more disappointing. The only part that the actually achieves something of value is the graphics and the visual design, it's just sad that the rest of the game didn't get as much attention and the whole potential of a Smash inspired game for indies feels totally wasted.

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6 / 10
Sep 10, 2020

Bounty Battle might be the most ambitious cross-over event in indie gaming history. It unites 22 indie games under one banner and has their heroes duke it out in Smash Bros-esque fashion. This project might have been too ambitious though as the touted story mode is missing, the existing single player content is mundane, the AI needs work and the fight stages lack variety. Still, the game looks first-rate and with friends, all the mechanics are there for a good night of scrappy indie combat.

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