![]() ![]() For a game that encourages me to luge everywhere on my chainsaw leg, there are surprisingly few downhill slopes in the early going. I'm down for whatever weird abilities or weapons Turbo Overkill throws at me.Īfter three levels, my gripes are mainly with the levels themselves. Without a precession of new toys or spectacles, I tend to lose interest in these retro shooters, even if they do the basics I enjoyed as a teenager admirably. I can't get enough of the chainsaw leg, but there's also wallrunning, a grappling hook that I haven't unlocked yet, "hero time," which I assume is a non-copyrighted version of bullet time from Max Payne (another game originally published by Apogee), and other augments to be unlocked. What I'm most excited about are the special abilities. ![]() Like other throwback shooters, Turbo Overkill is unreasonably fast, and blowing Syn's minions into bloody chunks while figure skating around them with a sawed-off shotgun feels just about perfect, if Quake is your idea of a good time. Turbo Overkill getting a friendly shout out (opens in new tab) from Dusk and Amid Evil publisher New Blood Interactive was a given. If you have an interest in the wave of '90s revival shooters that have been lovingly dubbed "boomer shooters," you'll recognize Prebble's crowd. It comes from New Zealand outfit Trigger Happy Interactive, which was formed in part by Sam Prebble, creator of notable Doom 2 mod Total Chaos. Turbo Overkill releases on Steam Early Access this Friday (opens in new tab). The ability is introduced in an indoor skate park so you can practice hitting inclines for speed, and that was the moment I knew I'd be into Turbo Overkill-about two minutes into the game. Except, imagine that these baseball players can somehow slide all the way from one base to the next. You use it by sliding toward enemies on the ground, chainsaw leg outstretched, like a baseball player sliding into a base. I didn't know that one of my legs was a chainsaw in Turbo Overkill until I reached the leg chainsaw tutorial, so it came as a delightful surprise. ![]()
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