December 21, 2023 - Day 355 - NewPlay Bonus Review
Total NewPlays: 377

Game: Heave Ho

Platform: Steam
Release Date: Aug 29, 2019
Installation Date: Dec 21, 2023
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 27m

Heave Ho is a 2D platformer, primarily designed for couch co-op play, but that does have a solo campaign.

However, just calling it a "2D platformer" would be like calling Forza Horizon 4 a "car game", or calling Dredge a "fishing game".

Nothing prepared me for the sheer hilarity of trying to play this game; at some points I was sitting doubled over laughing, yelling at the screen for how ridiculous the game is.

Primarily, you play as a head with two arms attached to the side. Use the left stick to swing both arms (yes, that sounds counter-intuitive, but it makes sense when you play), and use the left and right triggers to grip surfaces with either your left or right hands (or both!).

Whichever hand is gripping a surface then becomes an anchor point to wildly flail your other arm and headbody around in a desperate attempt to try and grip another surface, as you try and navigate across the platforms to the goal point.

This was another game from my unused keys list, but as my eldest already had it installed in his library, I installed using family sharing instead of my key, in case I hated it.

Six minutes later I quit the game and redeemed my own key, because Heave Ho is hilariously:

5: Excellent

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