Decap Attack Review

[MentalAnalysis]

For halloween, I thought I'd give my 2 cents on Decap Attack. Also because every other critic would be making their reviews on either castlevania or their "most favourite survival horror game in the whole wide world".


What do you guys really think about Decap Attack?

[L. T. Dangerous]

You get health from the poles?!!?

I think Decap's a good game, a tragically underrated and largely forgotten/ignored classic. Realistically, the people it means the most to are probably STC readers. I like how it doesn't take itself too seriously and, despite being a "horror" style game, the characters are boldly designed and quite quirky. Throwing Head at the enemies is a great power-up that alters the complexion of gameplay as the basic headbutt is particularly poor against most foes. The potions add lots of potential to switch up gameplay to suit your style.

Underrated.

[Spudiator]

It's not a bad game, but incredibly frustrating at times. Interestingly, I'd probably never have heard of Decap Attack if not for the STC strip, and yet years before I ever even saw the comic, I actually played the original version of the game, albeit an almost identical (in gameplay aspects at least) Japanese version called Magical Hat Flying Turbo Adventure, which itself was based on a Japanese anime which Sega couldn't get the licence for outside of Japan. It was only years after seeing the Decap comic strip that I was intrigued to see what game it was based on and found it was effectively the exact same game.

Edit: should probably have watched the video before commenting, since you already went into detail about it's origins. Never mind, my anecdote still stands!

[Beeth]

I've always thought rather fondly of Decap Attack myself, its cartoony horror style appearance, while admittedly fairly basic, was functional and pleasing on the eye. Fairly memorable, albeit short, musical sections helped to reinforce the overall game which, in itself, proved a rather enjoyable way to pass the time.

Playing it many years ago, having rented it a couple times from my local video shop (now defunct), I put a good few hours into it, but did find it incredibly difficult to keep control of. Nowadays I have more of a hang of it, it provides a good challenge, though the scavenger hunt feels unnecessary and tacked on, which makes it all the more frustrating when you find you're required to get the item to clear the level.

I'm still occasionally drawn back to it, however, don't know what it is exactly, as it's not one of the best games I've ever played. Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe it's the overall aesthetics or a combination of things. One thing's for sure: I enjoy it every time I return to it.

A good, concise review there, anyways. Your on screen animated representation and various other snibbits helped to maintain interest especially. Keep up the good work.