Welcome to our review of Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef, a game that will feel oddly comfortable while you murder hundreds of enemies in the Warhammer universe.
For many centuries, the planet of Luteus Alpha has been producing much-needed material for the wars raging on in the Armageddon sector. Many are drawn to the planet, and so is the great Warboss Ogruk Gutrekka. Upon arriving on the planet, Gutrekka took your most precious hair squig. Filled with vengeance, you’ve sworn to do whatever it takes to return your hair squig, and prove who’s the strongest!
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef is a hand-drawn 2D action-adventure taking you on a wild ride full of intense action, funny one-liners and tons of explosions! Fight your way through the hive city of Luteus Prime in single-player mode or as a party of up to 4 battle-hardened Orks in online or local co-op. Pick your class, grab your weapons and get ready to battle Humans, Orks and Genestealer cultists, to ultimately retrieve your luscious hair squig from the hands of the Warboss Gutrekka!
Who’s ready for Waaagh!?
When I first saw this game announced, I just felt like it would take a cheap shot at becoming a Metal Slug clone and underdeliver, but I was partially wrong, it did deliver a really good game with just one personal irk.
For those unaware of the Metal Slug games, it is basically a left-to-right shooter, which is on that side of the spectrum that can really become hard. Sure, it all comes down to skills, but this is where this game comes in and does the genre right. Hundreds of enemies need to be killed, but not with unknown weapons, but with an actual decision on to what gun to use. Big tank as your opponent? Why not go for homing missiles? Big guns for our little ork, who does not like it, right?
Throughout the levels, you do have many save points and while you do not need them, they are welcomed very much. The genre is usually very hard and the game does hold true to this approach with the boss fights. They are rather smart in approach and can be challenging. Heck, the first tank I encountered, made me swap weapons just to give it another chance.
Not like it would be a rage quit style game, no, there is a relatively good “EASY” mode and despite the still challenging boss fights, it is properly balanced and will give you a great experience. What I would also like to mention, these games will have physical releases and I included the links at the bottom of the review.
Now, I did mention there was one irk, but take it for what it is, a personal irk. I disliked how the jumping mechanic was handled. It adds a sense of difficulty to the game, from rather hard-to-master double jumps to trying to change direction mid jump. I feel like they are sluggish and sure, I can imagine an ork not being very nimble on their feet and that is the meaning behind this. If it were to be for this reason, well played, dear developers, well played.
In conclusion, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef is a gorgeous game visually, a minor hiccup on the game mechanics side and probably really 40000 enemies to destroy before you finish the game! Guaranteed fun and despite having a somewhat niche genre, it might be worth your time and money!
