This ultimate head trip occasionally strays too far from its purpose.
Here is our review of Headlander!
that has transplanted all souls into imposter bots so that build the best kind of utopia a forced utopia.
Thats the gist of the advertised narrative.
The real story ofHeadlander, though, is the games style.
Headlanders gameplay continues the titles throwback theme by calling upon the sacred Metroidvania genre.
The results of this approach are a bit of a mixed bag.
So far as that part of the process goes,Headlanders gameplay is a triumph.
Its important to note, though, that you arent required to always occupy a body.
The combat, however, does not benefit nearly as much from this mechanic.
Actually, many times you dont even need to bother with that.
Of those three, the plot is certainly the weakest.
The result of this approach is a rather excellent puzzle title weighed down by the tropes of another genre.
Matthew Byrd is a staff writer.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
