This game is currently in the Humble Choice for December 2023, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before January 2nd, 2023, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
Brawling through a lawless city.
Midnight Fight Express does a lot of things right. The start of the game has a pumping beat, the combat feels tight, the levels are well laid out, there are challenges for each level, just a lot to do, and the idea of a fast past brawler can work. On paper, all of this is a good idea and in-game everything feels very polished.
The only problem is nothing ever really feels like it comes together. Nothing is bad, necessarily, but there’s just something that isn’t as exciting as each of the parts individually, and instead of a bad or a great game, it’s just average. The music becomes repetitive before the first hour is up even with different stages, the enemies change but not enough, there are upgrades but it will take many levels to earn them all and they don’t change the game as none of them will be required and the only thing that challenges unlock is cosmetics, that don’t affect the gameplay, at least that’s the story we’re told over and over again. Again, nothing bad, but my excitement went down over the first hour, just as it did the last time I played this.
Pick this up, you want an interesting case study in how a game just fails to come together, or just want a beat-\em-up game for a while. Sadly that’s all this is, and it’s a shame, but I will say this, with everything that works here, I’d be interested to see if this studio can turn it on with another title that meshes a bit better because the framework is here, just something is missing.
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Brawling through a lawless city.
Midnight Fight Express does a lot of things right. The start of the game has a pumping beat, the combat feels tight, the levels are well laid out, there are challenges for each level, just a lot to do, and the idea of a fast past brawler can work. On paper, all of this is a good idea and in-game everything feels very polished.
The only problem is nothing ever really feels like it comes together. Nothing is bad, necessarily, but there’s just something that isn’t as exciting as each of the parts individually, and instead of a bad or a great game, it’s just average. The music becomes repetitive before the first hour is up even with different stages, the enemies change but not enough, there are upgrades but it will take many levels to earn them all and they don’t change the game as none of them will be required and the only thing that challenges unlock is cosmetics, that don’t affect the gameplay, at least that’s the story we’re told over and over again. Again, nothing bad, but my excitement went down over the first hour, just as it did the last time I played this.
Pick this up, you want an interesting case study in how a game just fails to come together, or just want a beat-\em-up game for a while. Sadly that’s all this is, and it’s a shame, but I will say this, with everything that works here, I’d be interested to see if this studio can turn it on with another title that meshes a bit better because the framework is here, just something is missing.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/FzxvEceV60k