I haven’t seen this level of chaos in a game in forever, and I absolutely love it. This alone can lead to some utterly chaotic moments, as 60 players all flow as one into a few small openings, all jumping over each other and falling all over the place. The big difference here compared to its inspiration is that Fall Guys pits up to 60 players against each other at the same time, with all of them on the field at once. Each ‘Episode’ is made up of a number of different stages you need to complete, with competitors being eliminated at the end of each stage until finally there’s a single winner. The makeup of Fall Guys is extremely close to that of a Wipeout or Takeshi’s Castle. You won’t get deep mechanics or an intricate story, but you’ll sure as hell have a whole bunch of fun. Is it the height of class within the medium? Hell no. Think of something like the Wipeout TV series. There aren’t any complex mechanics to learn or intricate combat systems to grapple with, instead you’re given a few simple possibilities and thrown into stages filled with stupidity and fun. Simple mechanics, funny physics, colourful graphics and plenty of laughs are what I found across my time with Fall Guys. That might sound like a knock against the game, but it really isn’t. It feels like these experiences aren’t as plentiful as they used to be, but that’s exactly what Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is-Good, dumb fun ( Something I first felt while playing the game’s beta recently).

There’s no big dramatic story filled with heart-wrenching scenes or combat designed to make you die over and over, just some colourful aesthetics and good, dumb fun. There’s something to be said about a game that is just fun.

Dumb games to pass time