Pizza Tower Review (Butt Values)
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After 5 long public years of trial, error and experimentation from the devs, It's finally here, and having beaten the game twice and getting P rank on all of the first floor levels, I can say this game more than lived up to my expectations.
If you've heard about this game before, you've probably heard it be compared to the Wario Land games, and that's a pretty big deal for some since Wario has been absent from platforming games since Wario Land: Shake it 2008. For a bit of context, a big part of what really made the Wario Land games click was their emphasis on controlling a complex 2D character in simple, exploration based environments designed to let the player let loose with their moves. Pizza Tower not only understands what made these games good but expands on it and carves out it's own identity due it it's increased emphasis on movement and score attack mechanics. Peppino has a dizzying amount of moves that can at first make him feel sloppy and bloated to play, but his moveset is designed to be chained together and the levels allow you to make the most of his moveset. It makes it very cathartic to master Peppino and the levels you have him fly through.
This is all coupled with an absolute back to back banger OST, top notch visual presentation, and a fantastic cast of characters making for a game I'll be replaying again and again for years.