Funk of Titans

Funk of Titans acts and feels like a cheap mobile game that was ported over to Xbox One.

There aren't many runners on consoles, and the genre deserved better. They can be special at times and at the very least a fun time waster, but funk this.

While the runner platformer is fine and the visuals and story behind the game pleasant, the end result does not come together to create a cohesive experience worth investing your time into.

Few levels provide much of a challenge, so breezing through the entirety of the game in a short period of time is more than likely, though for sub-15-buck price, it’s not much of a lost and can be worth it if you’re looking for a quick downloadable fix. But surely this blended concoction has sorely missed the bull's-eye of arcade perfection.

Funk of the Titans isn't likeable, though, and it manages to squander what little goodwill the premise engenders through terminally awful gameplay.

Even if you could play Funk Of Titans on your phone, for free, it is so ludicrously sketchy and tedious that it would still be impossible to recommend. So on Xbox One, for the positively gaudy introductory asking price? No way, José.

If this game had been free to play, I probably would have dismissed many things and given it a higher score, but at $8.99, this is one you can definitely skip.

Funk of the Titans is a game with its heart in the right place, but repetitively boring gameplay and QTE’s keep the charm from winning out in the end.

Those in the mood for a fast-paced experience that won’t require a massive investment of time for a play session should give Funk of Titans a shot.

Good ideas and a fun artistic approach for a game which is sometimes boring.

For almost the entirety of the two and half hours it took me to complete Funk of Titans, I was bored.

Funk of Titans is a simple and direct platform game in firsts stages. But it's also too repetitive, with a weak level design and irregular graphics.

A short and mediocre game without any specific shining aspects; Indie games can be much better than this.

It’s a fun, if shallow, platformer that’s held back by poor design beyond that core hook, a sense of humour that’s crass more often than it is funny, and plenty of bugs.

This is far from an unplayably awful game, but there's very, very little depth here, and what is presented is incredibly repetitive to say the least.

Indie titles usually are a real source of support in lean times like this, but if you want my advice, at least this time try at all costs to extend your gaming fasting by avoiding this production. Your wallet and your liver will thank warmly.

Funk of Titans is a game full of missed opportunities and it’s really a shame. The game has a solid premise that would be good for some great laughs and varied gameplay, it just never seems to deliver.

Funk of Titans has its moments, but occasional control issues and a lack of innovation keep it from being anything noteworthy.

Funk of Titans is a game that sounds fine on paper but falls apart in the execution.

It's not disastrous, but it is bland. [Issue#121, p.87]