Ascension

Alright, alright.  As busy as I've been lately, I wouldn't feel right leaving my nonexistent audience with only that last cop out review for the entire day.  The next game on my list is self-advertised as a "battle platformer." This alone made me want to play it, as images of merilly bouncing off opponents' heads in one of those co-op Mario games immediately filled my mind.  Combine that premise with the soulful originality stereotypically associated with indie games and I'm sold.  Much to my delight, the game handles very similarly to Super Meat Boy.  In fact, the characters look similar to Meatboy as well, so the best way to think of this game is "Super Meat Boy with no budget."

Really my only gripe with the game is that there's no singleplayer mode.  Go multiplayer or go home, apparently.  Problem is, once I go home, I'll need a game to keep me company; and this game could have made great fun all by my lonesome.  Oh well, I won't fault the game for lost potential because it might also mean lost pretension. Maybe the game just wouldn't have worked as a singleplayer game or maybe the designers only wanted to deliver a fun friend v. friend experience.  If that's the case, they succeeded.  Give this game a go.  I'm pretty sure you won't be disappoint.  It's still nowhere near the Nitronic Rush level of game that made me want to do this list in the first place, but it's a fun time-waster.

Links
Ascension: https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=24637

Army of TD

well this will be the easiest review I've ever written because I don't even have to say anything.  This game's download page brought be to a 404 page, so as far as I'm concerned, this game just doesn't exist, which is a shame because the title got me kind of curious.  What the hell is TD and why does it need an army?  Oh well, I'm still considering this a totally legitimate review.  Why?  Because screw you, that's why.

Have a nice day :)

Links:
maybe it'll work for you: https://download0.digipen.edu/GameGallery/gamedownloads/8170001477/Army%20of%20TD_Setup.exe