OkunoKA Madness

 Xbox One
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. TheSixthAxis
    Sep 8, 2020
    90
    OkunoKa Madness isn’t the name of the game, it’s the name of the condition you have once you’ve played it. Evil geniuses are more forgiving than this game’s development team, and though you’ll be whimpering for the sweet, simple oblivion of a shark-infested tank, OkunoKa Madness will have you clambering back out for another go.
  2. XboxAddict
    Sep 21, 2020
    83
    For a game that’s so gorgeous to look at, you wouldn’t assume that it’s one of the most challenging and anger inducing ones simultaneously. While it’s going to slap you across the face then kick your ass when it comes to its brutal difficulty, it’s also what makes Okunoka Madness so great for those that love the genre. Even though it’s deliberately designed to infuriate you, I still kept coming back for more and more. Yes, I eventually reached my limit and almost tossed a controller through a window, but I’m also not its intended audience.
  3. Video Chums
    Sep 9, 2020
    80
    OkunoKA Madness proves that games inspired by Super Meat Boy don't have to be copycats by offering plenty of enjoyable mechanics.

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 14, 2020
    8
    OkunoKA Madness is a platform game in which you play as KA, a blue hero who must save the world of souls from the evil hands of Os - hisOkunoKA Madness is a platform game in which you play as KA, a blue hero who must save the world of souls from the evil hands of Os - his bitter enemy. You will have to jump, run and overcome obstacles through unique and colorful worlds with more than 100 levels, collide with bosses completely out of your mind, find hidden secrets, surprises to unlock and an even more difficult world: Madness. Okunoka Madness is a tough as nails platformer where you go through various stages trying to get from point A to point B. The basic gameplay is pretty simple and I am sure all gamers have played this sort of game once in their life. The first few stages of the game gives you a glimpse into the control scheme and the basic template and after those few levels, the difficulty spikes up venomously - you’ll understand the pun when you reach the stage. As you go through stages, you gain power ups such as one which allows you to control ice and you can use it to freeze and unfreeze specific platforms on command, similar for fire platforms later on. But don’t be fooled, everything that is given to you will be used against you in this game. Every powerup means there will be new and more difficult challenges which will require you to have extreme precision over your controls. Speaking of controls, I am extremely happy to report that the controls are super tight. I get frustrated normally in these games when the characters are a little extra slippery or when they don’t take inputs in between. No such case here, absolutely tight controls mean you’ll only have yourself to blame for the deaths and you’ll die a lot. But considering the length of each stage is on the shorter side, the deaths don’t feel as frustrating as they would if the stage size was larger. On a side note, this game seems to be custom built to be played by a controller. Due to some issues in lockdown, I did not have my controller when I previewed this game and that showed. While you can work with a keyboard, I recommend a controller for the best experience. I am sucker for colorful bright games and Okunoka Madness delivers that in loads. The stages are filled with colours, even the drabber levels are more colorful than most. The obstacles also are impeccably designed for being a visual treat and the creatures that loom in the background are fascinating to say the least. Even better designed are the bosses and the protagonist itself. Even the deaths are surprisingly beautiful, instead of dying gorily like you would in a game of this nature, your body disintegrates into little crystals and rejoin at the start point. This makes even death very pretty to look at. Such a surprisingly beautiful game that even though it is designed to frustrate, I couldn’t help but come back to it over and over again. The sound design of Okunoka Madness is very good, that is to say, it compliments very well the visuals and creates a sense of peace. There is such harmony in such a brutal game that you can’t help but appreciate the sound design even more. I’ll keep it short here, I recommend Okunoka Madness whole heartedly. If you have even the least interest in a game of the genre, you should check out Okunoka Madness when it releases. Impeccable level design, tight controls and some heartwarming visuals makes it one of the easiest recommends I can give for your Xbox One.… Full Review »
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