NEWS FLASH: a plane carrying a precious cargo of beagles has crashed! Yes, beagles, dogs! It is absolutely necessary to go and save them before they fall into the wrong hands (an animal experimentation laboratory, for example). You play Nicole and/or Edwin, two highly trained agents responsible for this canine mission in Rescue: The Beagles. 🐶 Available on Nintendo Switch And PC (Steam).
The concept is simple: in 2D side view, we direct our character, the screen moves forward on its own, we have to recover the dogs before they come out on the other side of the screen. Of course, there will be obstacles, first of all 3 planes of different heights, puddles of toxic products, but above all a few ill-intentioned people who seek to cause harm. 🙁
The gameplay is simple and effective, typical of arcade games:
Running and jumping: You progress through levels by horizontal scrolling, running, jumping, using ropes when it’s too high, and parachutes when it’s too low… Yes, be careful of falls, because a big bowl will be fatal!
Beagle collection: The main objective is to collect all the beagles scattered throughout each level. The more you save, the more your score increases. The score can quickly increase if you meet certain criteria (heal injured beagles, eliminate all enemies, not lose a single life, etc.).
Enemies and obstacles: Unscrupulous scientists and other dangers stand in your way. You will have to avoid or neutralize them (with the help of owls, I didn’t understand why, but it’s cool :D).
Power-ups: As you progress, between each level, you improve your statistics and abilities to make your task easier. There are also some power-ups, like goji berries, which make you invincible for a short time.
Cooperation and versus mode: You can play cooperatively with a friend, or compete against each other in versus mode. It’s even more chaotic and frenetic… Nice as ever!
The gameplay is simple to learn, but the difficulty is present, in particular because of the fatal falls, and the fact that the handling is very sensitive. It’s going to be super fast!! When you start to master it’s exhilarating, but it’s a game where mistakes happen quickly and are unforgiving. My only regret: not being able to play with the directional cross (the stick makes me make a few mistakes sometimes). 🙁
Rescue: The Beagles fully embraces its retro style with simple, colorful graphics, combined with basic but very fluid animations. Without any pixel art, the aesthetic is still reminiscent of arcade games from the 80s and 90s. Funny!
The soundtrack is also quite basic (2 pieces to choose from are available) but catchy and rhythmic, with music chiptune which fit perfectly with the action. The sound effects, particularly the barking of the beagles, are successful and funny.
Not much more to say, it’s action/arcade oriented scoring. But we can say that it is successful, fun to play, we often try “one last time” just to improve our score. The frenetic side is addictive. 🙂 I recommend, especially to dog lovers! Meow!
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