The Wario Land formula is reinvented and improved upon in this magnificently clever and surreal platformer, that is more fun than any of the official Nintendo games.
Bueno, le eché una partida a Pizza Tower, juego recomendado por un amigo. La verdad que este amigo me ha recomendado muy bien este juego, que lo considero de lo mejor en esta década, por ahora. Veremos qué más bizarreadas saldrán de la industria indie en los siguientes años, ya que hacen falta. Si en 2017 hemos tenido un deleite a los clásicos cartoons de los años 30 y 40 con Cuphead, tanto en diseño, estilo artístico, narrativa y concepto, en 2023, con Pizza Tower, el deleite es a los cartoons bizarros de los 90, esos cartoons con diseños desprolijos y bastante locos, conceptos de mundos absurdos y disparatados, un homenaje a dibujantes como David Feiss, Craig Bartlett, el infame John Krisfaluci, el ya fallecido Stephen Hillenburg, Danny Antonucci, John R. Dilworth, y Pat Ventura, entre otros nombres que brillaron en los 90 (Hey Arnold!, Ed, Edd, & Eddy, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, Spongebob Squarepants, Cow & Chicken/I'm The Weasel, Coraje el Perro Cobarde, etc.).
El apartado gráfico es lo que resulta muy llamativo, y muchos pensarán que el creador tendrá algún problema mental o algo, se nota que quienes critican eso no reconocen el guiño a las alocadas animaciones histriónicas de los 90 (porque sí, en esa época había vida más allá de Los Simpsons). Un estilo artístico con animaciones bien logradas y que te harán reir mucho durante el gameplay. El juego en este apartado me recuerda mucho a juegos de la época como Cool World, Boogerman (ese juego se me vino a la mente al ver el estilo artístico por vez primera), Jazz Jackrabbit, y obviamente, Wario Land (de los tiempos de la GameBoy clásica).
El apartado sonoro es sublime, todos los temas son muy pegadizos y encajan perfecto con el absurdo y disparatado mundo que este juego nos ofrece. Los efectos de sonido también combinan con ello. También me recuerda mucho a esas noventeras animaciones (huele a nostalgia porque yo fui de esa **** diseño de niveles está muy bien pensado, que no te lamenten los golpes contra el muro que se da Peppino Spaghetti cuando corre. El diseño de niveles bebe mucho de Wario Land y Sonic, aunque se parece más al primero, porque la velocidad del erizo azul está presente en contadas ocasiones (cuando debes destruir algún muro, bloque, o a algún enemigo).
La historia... no le busques pelos al huevo... No te van a contar un libro de Dostoievski (no sé si lo escribí bien, disculpen). Peppino Spaghetti ve peligrar su pizzería en medio de la nada (clara referencia a Coraje el Perro Cobarde, o sea, vive en medio de "Ningún Lugar"), y debe escalar la Torre de Pizza para juntar dinero para pagar una deuda que lo tiene hasta el cuello, luego se viene la locura. Los jefes y personajes que aparecen en el juego son muy interesantes en el mundo que nos ofrece el juego (quién diría que un pimiento rojo sería pintor).
Luego está el apartado de la jugabilidad. No es compleja, pero tampoco es para patearte el juego en 5 minutos. Los movimientos tienen su truco, como Peppino no puede saltar, tiene movimientos para escalar paredes a toda velocidad a lo Sonic. A algunos cuesta encontrarles el truco a la primera, pero para eso está el tutorial de la entrada (referencia a Wario Land 4).
Le puedo encontrar algo malo a este juego? No.
Si de verdad este mundo loco es mucho para tí, no es tu juego, pero si buscas un reto, reirte a carcajadas, y si tu infancia estuvo en los 90, y sientes nostalgia de esos locos cartoons, ÉSTE ES TU JUEGO!
Si tengo que resumir este juego sería como: Si en los 90 Nintendo hubiese puesto a trabajar a algún animador de clase B estadounidense para este juego, en vez de Shigeru Miyamoto.
Refreshing, unique and incredibly polished, Pizza Tower brings an experience that few other platformers can hope to match. A twisted energy spike in a world full of bland 2D indies.
There is frankly no getting away from it. Pizza Tower is a fantastic platformer sporting some great levels, rock-solid gameplay, an amazing soundtrack, and brilliant animation. It quite possibly will be one of the best indie titles to release this year. And could be in the running for game of the year. However, as good as it is it can be repetitive at times and it could be too difficult for some.
If you're a 2D platforming fan, loved Wario Land and the old Sonic games - this isn't a question of "if" you should play Pizza Tower - Its a question of "when".
Pizza Tower is a juicy slice of heart-pounding 2d platformer. Taking the weirder sides from the classic Wario Land series, guiding Peppino Spaghetti through increasingly curious and crazy levels will be one of the most fun experiences of the year. If you're looking for a remedy to the lack of that 1990s flavor in your video games, Pizza Tower will definitely be for you.
Pizza Tower is extremely unique. It's got a distinct, hilarious art style that sets it apart from other platformers and great mechanics that almost make it feel like a more unique Sonic game. There isn't much more to ask for here: if you're down for hilarious and fast paced platformers, this is something you should definitely pick up.
This game currently ranks #1 in Top 150 highest rated Steam games of 2023 by game reviewers. I had to see what the fuss is all about, only to find out that this is nothing more than a generic 2D platformer. The pizzas with the red lips make annoying noises. The running animations are very cringeworthy. The pizza guy always makes incredibly cringeworthy faces. To make matter worse, there is a stupid TV on the right-top corner where the pizza guy makes even cringier faces. When you pass a level, there is music that is extremely cringeworthy. It is over-exaggerated and tries too hard to be upbeat in a pathetic attempt at making players excited when they win. It didn't make me excited in the slightest. All this cringe made me grab my monitor and slam it against the floor out of frustration. There is no multiplayer, but I didn't expect one at a cheap price. Did I say cheap? The greedy developers are charging $20 for a flash game. I immediately refunded this garbage after nearly 2 hours. I don't want to torture myself any further with this garbage. Besides, there are plenty of free flash games on the internet. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you like looking at cringeworthy faces literally every second. ● P.S. I originally wrote this review back in early 2023, so that's when it ranked #1 on Steam and I had to see what all the fuss is about. The game failed to entertain me and Metacritic removed this review. Did they really think I wouldn't notice? Well let me tell you something, Metacritic. As long as your mods are a bunch of millennials that can't grow out of their stupid toys, I know exactly which reviews they're deleting. All the crazy things that happened to me this summer made me realize it's best for me to just quit gaming altogether. College Football 25 would've been my last review. I have 0 faith on these lazy and greedy devs, so that was the plan. But after the deletion of this review, I'll postphone my departure. I'm not letting you toy-collecting millennials get away with controlling the narrative, and I'll let these devs know why it's a mistake to listen to you. I'll make sure they develop a highly successful $70 game (regardless if I like it) that will trigger the nerds, before I quit gaming for good. Anyways, I slammed my monitor because of this game. So it deserved this score, Metacritic. Speaking of which, I need to pick up a new TV after destroying it. When I come back, I'll continue gaming.
SummaryPeppino Spaghetti, a surprisingly agile and powerful fat balding italian, is on a mission to destroy the titular Pizza Tower in order to save his restaurant from annihilation. Follow him through his rampage across the many wacky floors of the tower, collecting toppings and beating up monsters!
PLAY as Peppino Spaghetti, the supersonic i...