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Frozen Codebase's Kick-Ass just hit the PlayStation Network yesterday, and here are the first ten minutes of the game.

Available as a download-only PS3-exclusive, the game is based on both the recent film and the comic series, borrowing more heavily from the former. It plays like your basic role-playing game beat 'em up, similar to Activision's Marvel Ultimate Alliance series. Players can choose from one of three characters -- Kick-Ass, Hit Girl, and Big Daddy -- earning experience points to level up defense, offense, and special abilities.

Controls are about as straight forward as you can get -- there's one button for light attack, one for heavy attack, and one for jump. Holding R2 and using a combination of the face buttons will launch your character's special attack. And that's basically it. It's mindless, to be sure. The first ten minutes of the game as I've played so far is mindless button mashing, which isn't as bad as it sounds... if that's what you're expecting going into it

Whether or not the game opens up and introduces other elements later remains to be seen. By using points to level up special abilities, it seems it only upgrades how effective they are; you don't seem to get any new abilities. Button mashing is fine, but without new combos or attacks to add to the mix, things could get stale quick.

I'll have a more detailed review next week after I've played with all of the game's characters, as well as spent some time playing the game's single-screen co-op. Kick-Ass is available now on PlayStation Network for $14.99.








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PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 17:24
PappaDukes
Don't even need a ten minute taste. It's got THE GAME in the title! INSTA-BUY!
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 17:38
Monodi
The movie quotes seem that they might get very overused later on.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 17:48
Occams electric toothbrush
Show's over, motherfuckers.

I couldn't have said it any better myself.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 17:58
mix
"...things could get stale quick..."

I would change this to:

"...things could get old quick.." And toss in a Pedo bear picture, lol.

Looks "ok" but like $5 ok not $15
PhunkyPhazon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 17:59
PhunkyPhazon
IGN already has a review, and it sounds to me like it never really does open new elements. But I'm ignoring the score. I might get this sometime, I like MUA and I like Kick-Ass. I can't think it would be TOO bad. I'm certainly not expecting anything more then a couple hours of fun.
electrikmayhem's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 18:34
electrikmayhem
Really? They couldn't get Nicholas Cage to voice his own character? I doubt it would have cost much. The guy is broke ffs.
RenegadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 19:26
RenegadePanda
Looks like a typical movie game, meaning it's not worth even 15 bucks.
Zachary Landes's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2010 02:01
Zachary Landes
This looks Painfully bad. There just using audio clips from the film, but they can't use Cage's audio? Pathetic.
Graham Williams's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2010 20:54
Graham Williams
They didn't pull quotes from the film, they actually got some of the cast back to record new dialogue. From what I understand Nick Cage wasn't available.

I reviewed this yesterday, and I'll have an interview with the developer up tomorrow. If you're interested you can read it here: http://ps3arcadians.com/2010/04/30/kick-ass_review/ If you're not interested, well don't go to the bloody site!
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2010 22:21
RonBurgandy2010
Looks like something you would see on the PS2.
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This is diarrhea. Pure, hot diarrhea.
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Katya's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/14/2011 07:19
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The first ten minutes of the game as I've played so far is mindless button mashing, which isn't as bad as it sounds... if that's what you're expecting going into it
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