Double Kick Heroes

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with METAL! Survive the wasteland fighting an epic freakshow!

    Double Kick Heroes mixes a shoot'em up with a rhythm game! Merging face-melting heavy metal rhythm riffs, with a high-octane zombie crushing shoot 'em up, Double Kick Heroes is like no game    Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with METAL! Survive the wasteland fighting an epic freakshow!

    Double Kick Heroes mixes a shoot'em up with a rhythm game!

    Merging face-melting heavy metal rhythm riffs, with a high-octane zombie crushing shoot 'em up, Double Kick Heroes is like no game you've ever seen before!

    You must survive on the highway to hell by killing monsters with your gundillac! Struggle through the 30 levels of total madness and escape from this nightmare! Only the power of Metal can save your band!    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Aug 12, 2020
    80
    Very fun and entertaining, in addition to being original.
  2. GamingTrend
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    Double Kick Heroes is, by far, one of the most unique rhythm games I've played. While some of the early songs are dull and the difficulty modes need adjusting, I can still confidently recommend this to hardcore rhythm game fans.
  3. XboxAddict
    Sep 9, 2020
    75
    Double Kick Heroes a very fun add to the Game Pass library and it’s a blast to play with friends passing the controller back and forth while sipping on a few adult beverages. The soundtrack slaps and the story and dialog don’t get in the way while you’re trying to just chill and have a good time. Double Kick Heroes knows what it is, and it does it pretty well.
  4. Xbox Tavern
    Aug 19, 2020
    73
    Double Kick Heroes is a decent rhythm game with plenty of challenge and is considerably tricky to master. It has a fun zombie story line with a nod to Romero’s classics. The metal tracks are decent to listen to if you are a fan of the genre, and it is fun to play along to at the correct difficulty level. It probably would have been easier to play with a makeshift instrument device, but the experience isn’t lessened by playing with a controller.
  5. GameCritics
    Oct 7, 2020
    70
    The difficulty of Double Kick Heroes can be offputting and the story, while amusing, was no great shakes. That said, there was just something about it that made me want to rock on. Whether it’s worth a purchase is a matter of taste, but anyone with Game Pass should give it a try.
  6. TheXboxHub
    Aug 18, 2020
    70
    If you’ve ever tapped along to the drum beat of heavier music, Double Kick Heroes on the Xbox One is perfect for you. At harder difficulties your controller will take an absolute beating, but the sheer diversity of metal music on offer here ensures that there is a track or three for all fans of the genre.
  7. Video Chums
    Aug 8, 2020
    60
    Hilarious premise aside, Double Kick Heroes is a solid albeit simple rhythm game with a great soundtrack that you can rock out to.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Tez555
    Dec 19, 2020
    9
    As a massive lover of Rock Band/Guitar Hero I was pleasently suprised with this game. It is a simplified Rock Band, but you killAs a massive lover of Rock Band/Guitar Hero I was pleasently suprised with this game. It is a simplified Rock Band, but you kill zombies/monsters/baddy things.
    I'd never heard of it before it came on the GamePass but I loved it. If you're bad at rhythm games you'll be bad at (or just purely not like) this. On the lower difficulties it's just mash 2 buttons in time with the screen/music to kill things but it's very fun. The higher difficulties will have you puling your hair out it's so damn hard, but luckily you can co-op it.
    If you like Heavy metal, rock band/guitar hero or rhythm games, try this.    … Expand
  2. Fallingskyy
    May 14, 2021
    8
    Really great game overall! I’m trying to complete it on the hardest difficulty, and it’s painfully hard. If you’re bad at rhythm game overall,Really great game overall! I’m trying to complete it on the hardest difficulty, and it’s painfully hard. If you’re bad at rhythm game overall, I don’t think this game is for you, but if you like zombies and heavy metal, go for it!… Expand
  4. DzmitryBoston
    Aug 22, 2021
    7
    Pretty fun game, but nothing extraordinary. The music is great. Good times for a few hours.
  5. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 6, 2020
    7
    Double Kick Heroes mixes a shoot'em up with a rhythm game! Double Kick Heroes is about rocking out through a zombie apocalypse, and beingDouble Kick Heroes mixes a shoot'em up with a rhythm game! Double Kick Heroes is about rocking out through a zombie apocalypse, and being pursued by said undead across the broken highways of America's decomposing corpse. Not even metaphorically, either. Thankfully, other elements of Double Kick Heroes are more than just up to scratch. The core Adventure mode is a lot of fun, with enjoyable characters, well-written dialogue and fantastic sprite-work that recalls the likes of Day of the Tentacle in places. Double Kick Heroes is a decent rhythm game with plenty of challenge and is considerably tricky to master. It has a fun zombie story line with a nod to Romero’s classics. The metal tracks are decent to listen to if you are a fan of the genre, and it is fun to play along to at the correct difficulty level. It probably would have been easier to play with a makeshift instrument device, but the experience isn’t lessened by playing with a controller.… Expand
  6. neomoonsevin
    May 19, 2023
    2
    The music is ok but the 1984 graphics puts me off so yeah I'm turn this shert off ok it kills my eyes with vision's of 1984

Awards & Rankings

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#83 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#89 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020