Mr. Shifty Reviews
A great top-down brawler game for on the go with 18 chapters including constant rising difficulty throughout the game
While we will probably remember other games released around this time more, we can recommend people to play through it once, possibly during summer when you have a good couple of hours to kill and the game has gone on sale.
Mr. Shifty boasts some unique combat and gameplay elements that has the player getting creative throughout its 18 stages. Unfortunately, even with a cool comic book-inspired art style, the game feels plain. At a length of only 4 hours, players will likely teleport through this one and never come back.
it’s all the arcade beat-em-up fun the 90’s version of you could have asked for, without the need for hand sanitizer after.
Though lacking in polished visuals and complexity of design, 'Mr. Shifty' still drives home the sheer pleasure of its teleportation-based combat, offering a satisfying way to spend a few hours punching bad guys in the face.
Mr. Shifty might be short on content and looks, but its teleportation mechanic is so satisfying that it's easy to look past any shortcomings and concentrate on its fast and frenetic combat.
Mr. Shifty has shifted into one of my top must-play games for the Nintendo Switch with the Hotline Miami meets Nightcrawler from the X-Men vibe.
Mr Shifty is a frantic top down brawler at a staggering pace. Great on the go and with a suitable price point, Mr Shifty is a strong candidate for your next Switch game.
For what it sets out to be, and the price point, if you're looking for an engaging brawler that will test both your reflexes and your wits Mr. Shifty delivers some pretty solid goods. While it has issues that keep it from being easy to recommend to anybody if the game looks like it has elements that appeal to you it should reasonably deliver the goods, even if it feels like it doesn't quite live up to its potential.
Although Mr. Shifty is clearly inspired by Hotline Miami, it sets itself apart with the speed of the gameplay and the focus on quick reflex action. The Nintendo Switch version has some bugs as at launch, and the game can be beaten in just a few hours, but the fun and addictive experience makes this a worthy addition to your Switch library.
Mr. Shifty is quite an interesting experience. The whole game revolves around Mr. Shifty's ability to short distance teleport. When the job goes bad, the only thing that we can do is to retaliate. You will be going up and down your jailor's tower and decimate his defences. The game provides fast gameplay and an unique ability to flawlessly traverse most levels without stopping. Think before you teleport and you might just make it.
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Mr. Shifty is not as refined as its closest analogue, most likely the game will not be as a huge army of fans, but to catch a couple of evenings, it certainly can, the developers have tried to make something new, maybe not entirely successful, the main problem of the game is the similarity of gray levels which could be done varied.
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You'll have a cathartic blast with Mr Shifty, but your adrenal gland will have been worn out before you see the credits roll, and just like its titular hero, it doesn't stay with you for long.
It’s not without its flaws, and hopefully some of them will be ironed out in the future, but even without a patch there’s still a charm to Mr. Shifty.
Team Shifty have taken the core principles of the indie-brawler genre and made them their own. As a title in a fierce and competitive market, Mr. Shifty stands out for its use of humour, mechanics and collision engine. Minor framerate issues bug the game in later levels but there's hope that these can be patched upon release. Overall a very solid game!
Mr. Shifty is a great game that has a need for some TLC to get it into shape.
Mr Shifty is a fun, fast-paced experience, that stutters and stammers on Switch
Mr. Shifty is a game you’d play whenever you are bored or you just got no other game to play anymore. If you just wanna get those braincells working, give it a GO for this game.