26 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 9.1 hrs on record (2.2 hrs at review time)
Posted: Jan 25, 2015 @ 8:02am
Updated: Jan 25, 2015 @ 9:31am

I've had ClusterPuck for a few months and have played about 20 hours of it before it's launch on Steam. All of those hours in multi-player - so I cannot speak about the newly added 1 player challenge mode added for Steam launch.

ClusterPuck is a really great local multiplayer game - it's a load of fun to play, and it is even fun to say. The more friends and controllers you can get, the better. We play with 4 controllers - so usually 2 v 2, or we play the 4 of us vs 4 cpu opponents. We have an absolute blast, I can only imagine how much fun this game is with 8 controllers and 4 v 4 action!

It looks a lots like a simple top down air hockey table where each player controls a puck and each team tries to score goals using the only ball. There are no fouls and no referee, meaning you can barge, block and push your opponents. There are spikes, bouncing obstacles and speed ups, all adding extra craziness to the action. Table layouts which first seem impossible get a lot easier with a bit of practice - but the table with just 2 goals and no obstacles is probably still our most played table. I would recommend a big screen or a projector for playing ClusterPuck too, as there is a lot going on when there are 8 players, and the screen zooms out to take in all the action.

If you have the controllers and the friends, then ClusterPuck is one KICK ass game. It's joined MarioKart and Towerfall as one of the ever-presents when we meet up to play games. Highly recommended is you're in to local multi-player gaming.
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