Double Kick Heroes
April 11, 2018
Double Kick Heroes mixes a shoot&s;em up with a rhythm game! Story mode You must survive on the highway to hell by killing monsters with your gundillac! Struggle through the 30 levels of total madness and escape from this nightmare! Only the power of Metal can save your band! Arcade …
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Critic Reviews (20)
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65.0
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80.0
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"Double Kick Heroes really aims for a very specific niche of the rhythm game market. For players who love heavy metal and retro difficulty settings, this is a great opportunity to rock out to some new tracks and a fun …"
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70.0
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80.0
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75.0
"Double Kick Heroes is, by far, one of the most unique rhythm games I&s;ve played. While some of the early songs are dull and the difficulty modes need adjusting, I can still confidently recommend this to hardcore rhythm game fans."
Read original review"Hilarious premise aside, Double Kick Heroes is a solid albeit simple rhythm game with a great soundtrack that you can rock out to."
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70.0
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85.0
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65.0
"A unique rhythm based shoot-em-up game with a killer heavy metal soundtrack, detailed pixel characters and environments with tons of personality."
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65.0
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78.0
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70.0
"Double Kick Heroes is a fast-paced rhythm game with an enticing story set in a zombie apocalypse that doesn&s;t take itself seriously."
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70.0
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85.0
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80.0
"Double Kick Heroes is a good game, even a great game if you&s;re a metalhead. The artwork portrays a varied post-apocalyptic wasteland as you race across the world battling all sorts of enemies with the power of metal. The soundtrack …"
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80.0
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92.0
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30.0
"Prepare those thumbs and get some headphones, as before you know it you’ll be tapping your feet and banging your head to the beat in no time."
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40.0
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80.0
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60.0
"As a big fan of metal, rhythm games, and zombies this is a title that has been firmly on my radar since I first played it at PAX East 2 years ago..."
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45.0
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60.0
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55.0
"I wanted to like my time with Double Kick Heroes more than I did. It’s got a great soundtrack, memorable aesthetic, and a fun concept in a rhythm shooter. Playing the game tended to be more frustrating and physically uncomfortable …"
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70.0
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65.0
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60.0
"The idea behind Double Kick Heroes is absolutely amazing, and its soundtrack is oh so great. I really wanted to love it, considering how much I love most rock-centered rhythm games, but this game is a mess when you play …"
Read original review"An incredibly unique rhythm game, Double Kick Heroes is satisfying to play and packed full of great tunes and tons of content"
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80.0
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95.0
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75.0
"It was a long time since I had so much fun with a rhythmic game. As a true fan of Guitar Hero, I can rightly say that Double Kick Heroes is a great musical title and owes nothing to the …"
Read original review"Double Kick Heroes is a neat callback to rhythm games of the past, both in terms of gameplay, and also musical genre."
Read original review"Double Kick Heroes is an explosive action rhythm-based game filled with original and licensed metal music to enjoy. Take on an active role of driving and shooting with the Gundillac, and double kicking your way through each epic song. Tour …"
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80.0
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95.0
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90.0
"If you liked the games of the Guitar Hero or Rock Band sagas, and you have also developed more neck than Fernando Alonso based on headbaging, Double Kick Heroes will enchant you. Not only is it visually a very worked …"
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75.0
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75.0
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"In a nutshell, Double Kick Heroes is a violent enjoyable ride of ingenuity worth putting the pedal to the metal for! Besides the rushed odd in an argh way yarn jammed with an overabundance of profanities, everything else is about …"
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75.0
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80.0
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70.0
"Double Kick Heroes has players fighting to survive the apocalypse with the power of rock by combing two classic genres."
Read original review"Diving into new kinds of genres you’ve never played before can be interesting. Today I dive into the rhythm genre of games. Double Kick Heroes was my start in this genre, but it combines shooting and strategy in it as …"
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50.0
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60.0
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55.0
"There&s;s plenty to commend Double Kick Heroes for; it&s;s an ambitious game, with great-looking pixel graphics, plenty of songs and modes, an enjoyable story and a general vigour to it that underpins its heavy metal aesthetic very appealingly. Unfortunately, we …"
Read original review"GREAT - With over 30 tracks to rock out to and plenty of ways to play, Double Kick Heroes is a rocking good time making full use of the Switch’s unique motion controls perfect for you and all your metal …"
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