Hellkid, from Justnine and Studio UFO, pisses me off. Not because it sucks but because it’s difficult. I know, an interesting way to open a game review, but it’s true!

In the game you take control of Hellkid who is running through hell I guess. from time to time you need to jump or swing off of something so as not to fall in the flames. Along the way you collect two colors of souls because that’s what devils do right? The game is sort of one-dimensional in that, that’s all there is to it. Hellkid runs automatically and you have to control the jumping and hooking to swing from the pillars provided. Also, the game only has two levels that are exactly the same gameplay though admittedly the second is more difficult.

You would think the game is ultra-easy but it isn’t because the souls will appear at different heights requiring you to jump if you want to collect them. Of course you can continue indefinitely without collecting them but your score will grow more slowly. As you proceed Hellkid speeds up and that makes it more difficult to continue as well. There is no control over his speed, all you have is the ability to jump and swing.

The graphics and sounds are pretty decent and they certainly fit the theme. The major thing that holds the game back from being far cooler is just the simplistic gameplay.

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