Radio Hammer is a very fun, underated little rhythm game. Released in 2015 by Aksys Games, it was originally a phone game released for Android and Iphone. I find it weird how underrated this game is. Theres barely any information or talk of it online from what ive seen, which is a a shame, as it deserves more love.
The premise is simple and weird. You need to keep the streets safe from danger with your hammer. You get to play as four different characters who are DJs for a pirate radio station. Each character has a different setting, different enemies to tackle and different hammer designs. Sometimes you fight...perverts in a park? While other times you are fighting aliens shaped as music notes. Its odd and yet adds to the charm of the game.
The visuals are very appealing, colorful and bright. I think the art style is nice and the backgrounds are well polished, while mainting a certain simplicity to not distract you from your main objective.
The simplicity in the gameplay can be very deceptive. Enemies come in two lanes and you have to press either one button or the other, while juggling picking up presents on the side that help boots your score. However this game gets punishingly difficult very quickly. I played almost fourteen hours of this game and I really struggled to get three stars on all stages, especially by the end of it and the wost of all was getting the achievements. One of them is getting a stage done perfectly, but the game wants such precision in your timing that its almost impossible to do. In the end I was able to 100% the game with satisfaction, but the frustration that came from it makes me think its really not worth it to get all the achievements.
The sound effects make it very addicting and satisfying to hit enemies. I think they really nailed it there. Its very fun to play and I think even though it can get repetitive, it was meant to be played in short sessions at a time. The soundtrack has some great tunes, with a a lot of variety in its genres, though some of them fall short in my opinion. Its nothing too bad and overall the games soundtrack is good and catchy.
This game has a ton of replayability with the modes you unlock after finising the main story as well as unlocking new hammers to play with and is great fun for those into rhythm games. While the genre might be saturated with other games that are much more ambitious, Radio Hammer offers a charming unique fun game that serves as a distaction and I think everyone should give it a shot. Theres a new version on the Nintendo Switch, so go try it if it peaks your interest. This game remains a hidden gem. Its a shame it never got a physical release.
The premise is simple and weird. You need to keep the streets safe from danger with your hammer. You get to play as four different characters who are DJs for a pirate radio station. Each character has a different setting, different enemies to tackle and different hammer designs. Sometimes you fight...perverts in a park? While other times you are fighting aliens shaped as music notes. Its odd and yet adds to the charm of the game.
The visuals are very appealing, colorful and bright. I think the art style is nice and the backgrounds are well polished, while mainting a certain simplicity to not distract you from your main objective.
The simplicity in the gameplay can be very deceptive. Enemies come in two lanes and you have to press either one button or the other, while juggling picking up presents on the side that help boots your score. However this game gets punishingly difficult very quickly. I played almost fourteen hours of this game and I really struggled to get three stars on all stages, especially by the end of it and the wost of all was getting the achievements. One of them is getting a stage done perfectly, but the game wants such precision in your timing that its almost impossible to do. In the end I was able to 100% the game with satisfaction, but the frustration that came from it makes me think its really not worth it to get all the achievements.
The sound effects make it very addicting and satisfying to hit enemies. I think they really nailed it there. Its very fun to play and I think even though it can get repetitive, it was meant to be played in short sessions at a time. The soundtrack has some great tunes, with a a lot of variety in its genres, though some of them fall short in my opinion. Its nothing too bad and overall the games soundtrack is good and catchy.
This game has a ton of replayability with the modes you unlock after finising the main story as well as unlocking new hammers to play with and is great fun for those into rhythm games. While the genre might be saturated with other games that are much more ambitious, Radio Hammer offers a charming unique fun game that serves as a distaction and I think everyone should give it a shot. Theres a new version on the Nintendo Switch, so go try it if it peaks your interest. This game remains a hidden gem. Its a shame it never got a physical release.