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A disappointing game that feels rushed and half completed.

It's really a shame the way Flip's Twisted World worked out. As someone who sorely misses puzzle platformers, I was incredibly excited at the prospect of getting to play a brand new game within my beloved genre. Sadly, it doesn't take long to realize the flaws within Flip's Twisted World, since each is apparent nearly immediately. Between the major issues such as a temperamental camera and constant glitches, lie countless other problems, including rough platforming, boring combat, and a severe lack of direction.

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Are you a bad enough dude to play these old school arcade games?

Though not the most popular game developer or publisher, Data East has made many cult arcade titles adored by fans years after their creation. In addition to being somewhat of a cult company, Data East was also one of the first Japanese arcade companies that successfully released their games to North American arcades. Data East Arcade Classics is a collection of these works, some of which earn the title of classic and others which don’t even approach it.

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I'm glad they took out the level where the boy and the blob escaped from authorities on a bicycle.

A Boy and His Blob originated as a unique side-scrolling game made by Activision co-founder and Pitfall creator David Crane for NES in 1989. The series made a pit stop on Game Boy in 1990 and languished in development hell for years, with both a Game Boy Advance and DS game announced and cancelled. Finally, the series is returning with WayForward's animated take on the story of how a boy and his blob saved Bloblonia.

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