The demo was so great I made it a point to dl it day one, and even looked to get a physical copy (which I found and was way too expensive). The game was good, but a bit buggy, and far too short. I really want to recommend it but I'd say definitely wait for a sale. If they fixed the bugs and gave us a few more levels I would say this game is a hidden gem that needs to be played.

What’s a shame to me with Okinawa Rush is that beyond some flaws that are frustratingly hard to ignore there can be pretty intense moments of side-scrolling brawler fun where it does work pretty well. It starts with a small thing but the mapping of the menu button to advance is B instead of A, but then an all-too-steady drip of other irritants continue to emerge as well ranging from aggravating level design to difficulty identifying objects in the foreground versus the background (with lethal results) and an abundance of cheap death traps peppered about that break up the fun with aggravation. While perhaps a bit on the spammy side at times when you’re brawling with enemies the fun does emerge though, and though you may be inclined towards button mashing there are some moves you can use that will make your life much simpler and look quite cool. The result puts my feelings a bit in limbo, enjoying the good times, but having a hard time simply ignoring the bad ones. Give it a look and see where you may fall on the spectrum if you’re a fan of classic brawlers. ****/2021/10/mini-reviews-october-28th-edition.html

Ovviamente qualche difetto qua e la c’è, ma considerando che è un “omaggio agli anni ’90” con i suoi pro e contro è un buon gioco. Okinawa Rush è un gioco abbastanza particolare, semplice e profondo quanto basta. Stratificato e profondo anche nel gameplay, il parco mosse è riuscito a stupirmi così come la longevità e la rigiocabilitò. Se poi uniamo tutto ciò alla modalità arcade, beh abbiamo una buona quantità di ore di divertimento davvero degne di nota. E’ un gioco che non pul mancare negli scaffali degli amani del genere sprattutto per gli affezionati agli anni ’90. Se non vi piace lo stile retrò, non vi farò cambiare idea.