Dead End Job
December 13, 2019
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren &a; Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back, and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office. FEATURES: …
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69.5
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"If you have an off-the-wall sense of humour and want to enjoy a simple twin-stick shooter, you&s;ll have a great time with Dead End Job."
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65.0
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70.0
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60.0
"Dead End Job is a fun title to play in your free time. The game looks good and the gameplay is simple and engaging. Although it lacks originality and after a while it can become repetitive and boring, but the …"
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55.0
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60.0
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70.0
"Fighting and catching ghosts is fun, but not too long. It is repetitive and without higher motivation."
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70.0
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85.0
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60.0
"Despite having a lot of fun with Dead End Job, it’s hard to ignore where it falls short."
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70.0
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65.0
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68.0
"I can’t knock Dead End Job for anything other than its redundant level design and mechanics, as it really does succeed in every other aspect pretty well."
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30.0
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45.0
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25.0
"Its art style, based on the overly detailed gross out humor of 90s cartoons, may vibe well with some people, though I truthfully am not one of them. It&s;s a game that is clearly trying, but sadly misses the mark, …"
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82.0
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73.0
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58.0
"While it didn’t quite reach perfection, Dead End Job was a very fun jaunt. I spent about 6 hours and took 2 playthroughs to save Beryl, and only managed to miss two ghosts. For $16.99, you get a creative and …"
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65.0
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85.0
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25.0
"As a huge fan of twin-stick roguelike shooters, and with plenty of excellent ones already on the Switch, my interest is always piqued by a new contender in this space..."
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70.0
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80.0
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65.0
"Dead End Job is a great game that takes parts of Luigi&s;s Mansion and parts from the roguelike genre and merges them wonderfully into this very stylish and surprisingly entertaining ghost-busting game."
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92.0
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88.0
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74.0
"Dead End Job is a great mash-up of Luigi’s Mansion and The Binding of Isaac, only family-friendly and very colourful. Despite its rather simple premise of picking a stage and cleaning the floor of all ghosts, then returning to your …"
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70.0
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15.0
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10.0
"Dead End Job on the Nintendo Switch is a twin-stick shooter that gets part of the combat system right, with its direct and simple action and whose art style will find a place with fans of 1990s animation. That said, …"
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