2.5/5 because it still has Spikeout's gameplay and the SEGA vibes, new characters are cool, music has some bangers, but..
From the 5th stage onwards, you are going to absolutely get dogpiled by AI. You're essentially always fighting 1v3 against other players, but from there its where things get nasty: Try to focus on one guy and you'll get tackled by one or two more.
I spent too much time in Stage 6 and 7 just to complete those because of how common it was to get jumped, and even with the strat I saw in some videos that relied in using Lv2 Charge Attack > Throw [which is actually a strat in Spikeout too...except at least there you can stun enemies and bosses occasionally for a bit of time- here since its all player-like enemies, they quickly shake off it], it still takes a while.
Haven't beat Stage 8 yet, and I probably won't touch this in a while again due to that. Left on Shelved because I'm stupid and might come back to it but only because I saved a state at that stage to return whenever I feel like it.
From the 5th stage onwards, you are going to absolutely get dogpiled by AI. You're essentially always fighting 1v3 against other players, but from there its where things get nasty: Try to focus on one guy and you'll get tackled by one or two more.
I spent too much time in Stage 6 and 7 just to complete those because of how common it was to get jumped, and even with the strat I saw in some videos that relied in using Lv2 Charge Attack > Throw [which is actually a strat in Spikeout too...except at least there you can stun enemies and bosses occasionally for a bit of time- here since its all player-like enemies, they quickly shake off it], it still takes a while.
Haven't beat Stage 8 yet, and I probably won't touch this in a while again due to that. Left on Shelved because I'm stupid and might come back to it but only because I saved a state at that stage to return whenever I feel like it.