There's one more SNES game from the latest Switch Online update, and I'm playing it today. BACKGROUND:
I don't know anything about this game. Something something new experiences. SUMMARY: The Peace Keepers is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. It's fundamentally similar to most games in the genre: walk around, beat the shit out of opponents to progress, rinse and repeat. The combat is pretty simple (attack, jump, throw, super move, dash... that's it), and there aren't a lot of enemy types (a lot of them are just palette swaps of the same couple of sprites), so I can't really say much about the gameplay other than it's serviceable. In terms of other gameplay elements, there isn't a lot to say, either. You can pick up health and weapons, but they're rare. Breakable objects in the environment are equally uncommon. Boss fights didn't feel any different from regular fights other than how long it took to win. The only real thing that's remotely interesting are the game's occasional branching paths that change the story depending which one you take. There are four playable characters, each with their own moves and properties. Each one has a backstory that motivates them to fight against the evil corporation known as DM, which is led by some shithead named Mr. Iago, who is involved in genetic experiments and is out world domination. It's a whatever story to me; not terrible, but not remarkable, either. The graphics are pretty solid. The sprites look good and the backgrounds have decent variety to them. What baffles me the most is the lack of music when you're playing; it was somewhat unsettling to me to play through something and only hearing basic sound effects and nothing else to set the mood. It's even weirder because other places (like the character select screen) does have music. VERDICT: I think The Peace Keepers is a passable beat-'em-up experience, but it simply didn't do enough to hold my interest for long. The gameplay, while decent, didn't stand out to me, the lack of music was jarring, and the story wasn't much to write home about. With that said, I did get some form of enjoyment from my brief time kicking the shit out of enemies, and I'm sure I'd like this more if I were playing with a friend. From what I understand, the company behind this game also made Brawl Brothers (another SNES beat-'em-up, which I also played via SNES Online and talk about here). Though that game didn't really hold my interest for long, either, I think I enjoyed it more than this one. - end -
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