Defunct Games reviews Mekabolt by Somepx, available now on PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, PS Vita and PC.
If you've never played a side-scrolling platformer before and want to ease yourself into the genre, Mekabolt may be a good starting point. The easy difficulty and short stages may be exactly what you need before jumping into the classics. But if you grew up playing this type of game on 8- and 16-bit consoles, then you may want to sit this one out. The one-hundred stages are too simplistic for their own good and the lack of challenge nearly put me to sleep. Mekabolt controls well and has an endearing presentation, but it's over too soon and is instantly forgettable. This is not for veterans of the platforming genre.
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