Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted Reviews
This is a more traditional bullet hell game with just massive amounts of things coming at the player at once.
Collection with a pair of fun classic arcade shoot 'em ups
There's definitely a lot to love about Muchi Muchi Pork! & PinkSweets Boosted in all of its fully-featured quirky and colourful shmup action. đ·
Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted is very much a niche package aimed at hardcore Danmaku fans who want access to as many CAVE titles as possible. Itâs amazing in principle that we finally have easy access to another 2 titles that have been locked away for so long. On the other hand, itâs incredibly difficult to recommend this outright title to anyone who isnât already very invested in the genre. As much as I loved Muchi Muchi Pork!, I never found my feet with Pink Sweets, and neither title quite has the level of quality of previous CAVE titles. These are more curiosities in the collection rather than some truly hidden gems. I would have also loved a gallery of artwork and concept art, but sadly the allure of the game is just that it provides much easier access to these titles without having to import them and a Japanese Xbox 360. If you are really into your bullet hell titles and have been itching to get your hands on your next challenge, Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted offers plenty of content, bullets, and modes for you to spend all of your digital credits and then some. If youâre someone whoâs outside of the genre looking for a title to jump into, I would honestly say that there are better CAVE titles out there, just as easily accessible, that will offer you an easier gateway than these two obscurities.
âMuchi Muchi Pork! & PinkSweets Boostedâ is nothing new to the shoot âem up market; rather, it serves as a necessary revivalâone of manyâthat keeps classic titles from the past accessible to a new generation of fans of the genre. However, for those who have already played these games and are looking for a reason to revisit them, there is nothing substantially new to add valueâother than, of course, the ability to play them on modern platforms.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Two cult CAVE shoot âem ups return to modern platforms with Muchi Muchi Pork! & PunkSweets Boosted, bringing together two colorful, challenging, and mechanically deep arcade experiences. This collection is a must-have for hardcore STG fans. Be warned though, its demanding difficulty makes it better suited to experienced players than newcomers to the genre.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Muchi Muchi Pork! & PinkSweets Boosted preserves two distinctive pleasures: switching weapons to cash in on Pork's rewards and holding fire to prepare Pink Sweets' defenses. It retains the Xbox 360 collection's revised and Arrange modes while deliberately bringing arcade slowdown closer to the original boards. Rank information, training, and online leaderboards support deeper play, with fresh music arrangements adding another welcome touch. Harsh original difficulty, visual clutter, and replays without rewind remain drawbacks, and returning players won't find a wealth of new content. Still, the arcade adjustments make this more than a straightforward reissue, and its unusual scoring and defensive systems remain well worth exploring.
Review in Korean | Read full review