Double Cross Reviews

This game had promise, I enjoyed the story and characters. Humor and music was good, and game play solid... until... Stage 2 of the Robot world, the forced high skill play in the form of 6 "mini games" no thanks, I dont have time for that mess.

The main thing that attracted me to this game was the fact it had zero Steam reviews. I love giving smaller unknown projects a chance and Double Cross did not disappoint. The overall short length if the game compliments the level design and pacing well. You platform your way through 3 levels of 3 main areas. Each area has a unique mechanic that gets built upon nicely through the 3 levels. Combat is simplistic while still allowing for a degree of finesse. As you unlock upgrades you gain new moves that allow you to combo enemies in some pretty fun ways. There are some extra challenges for folks that love 100% completion. Enough to give you more to do without being overwhelming. Unfortunately some sections felt a bit tedious to get through. However as mentioned earlier the game is pretty short so you wont get stuck for long. Despite the simplistic art style the game features colorful character designs and diverse (enough) environments. Overall a quick fun game for people that enjoy platformers. 6/10 Does enough to stand out but doesn't do anything exceptional.

Double Cross is one of my favorite games. Not because it's a title that introduces any revolutionary concept or playstyle, but because it knows what it sets out to do, and does so spectacularly. Zahra is an incredibly enjoyable heroine to follow throughout the story, and her moveset remains simple while providing options for expansion and a high skill ceiling. The combat isn't complex, but the game never gives you the feeling that it wants it to be. It has a short but killer soundtrack, a fun story, and a cast of characters that are as memorable as they are unique (looking at you, Pineapple!). If you want to experience a short adventure through multiple dimensions with funny commentary, mild interactive puzzle elements, all on top of a story remixing the classic "who dun it" premise, then the platformer Double Cross is a game you should definitely pick up and experience. Happy dimension jumping, R.I.F.T. Agents!

I recommend. Not very often I pick up an indie title and it ends up being so addicting I beat it in one sitting. No hate on indies, my attention span is just super picky. I got it on sale and I feel I got way more than my money's worth! cons: - boring start - level art - story leaves so much to be desired, the characters have so much potential but no one gets fleshed out much - some of the music - overall low budget feel - character movement is ok i guess, not bad but its missing a lil something and is occasionally jank. pros: - The level design. Is so. Freaking GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!! SATISFYING. ive never had this much fun slinging around. i actually took the time to get the high scores in the 2nd level of the 3rd dimension. it is NOT for the faint of heart but dang it is satisfying to beat. - VERY interesting character design - the first level in the third dimension is glorious eye candy The pros honestly outweigh the cons, and the first level is deceptively bland. I think if you like 2d platformers and appreciate neat level design you'll get a kick out of this one. It's on sale at the time of writing so get it while it's hot!

Great game! Exactly what I wanted it to be. Great level design, music, visuals, movement. I enjoyed story. Combat was a little easy but the focus of the game is platforming and the level design which it excels at. I have 100%ed the game at 10 hours so not exactly super long but a fun time. Very happy I stumbled across this game.

A cute-looking and moderately challenging MMX-ish platformer. The plot isn't a heavyweight, but has enough intrigue to string me along. Would like to see a sequel or two in my lifetime.

It's a surprisingly smooth platformer with good level design and gameplay mechanics. Seemed janky at first because of some weird frame drops, but that went away pretty fast. Boss fights are a bit easy tbh. hardest one for me was Ripjaw, because I had forgotten you could dodge lol. Glass cannon tho... that makes things a lot spicier. Gonna try that next. Hopefully the rest of the achievements after beating the game aren't too hard. BTW, The arcade level is ridiculously fun, but once you get the high scores, they stay there.

So I’m going to lead off with this game should have gotten more attention than it did. It’s good. It’s got it’s flaws, but it’s a good complete experience that I enjoyed from start to end, with the exception of world 3. Combat can basically be described as ‘spam attack and dodge’ which can lead to multiple scenes of simply waiting for the waves of enemies to end so you can get back to the fun platforming. But the story was well crafted and kept me intrigued, and the side plots among the characters were something I’d love to see even more of if there’s a future installment one day. Very very good plot and platforming mechanics, Keyboard support is poor at best, beat-em up sections are mediocre. Pick it up if you're looking for an action game that's just plain fun, because the core gameplay was obviously designed with fun as it's principle, as it should.

Definite recommend. While it doesn't do anything particularly groundbreaking or outstanding, the game feels quite nice to play once you get used to the controls a bit. The art is good, the animations especially are very smooth. The music is solid. The story is quaint, mostly consisting of interacting with cast of very unique-looking and stylised characters; it rarely overstays its welcome, serving largely as a break between levels, while being interesting enough not to make you want to skip it entirely. The combat isn't anything too deep, mainly having you fight a rotation of 10 or so simple enemies, with the enjoyment of the fighting coming less from its mechanics and more the satisfaction of wrecking enemies. Its especially fun to pick up enemies' thrown weapons and chucking them back at people. The platforming is not very difficult nor punishing, but its also not so easy as to be boring. Moving around feels nice once you get used to the feel of it, and as you get good at the movement you can zoom through levels very satisfyingly, tearing apart enemies as you fly across the screens. The proton slinger especially is a ton of fun, just tossing yourself all over the place, with sets of mechanics that differ just enough to keep every level fun and interesting.

This is an absolutely [i]fantastic[/i] sidescrolling action title that [b]EASILY[/b] ranks among the best of the current era. What we have here is a game that's oozing style, charm, and humor; it's got creative characters and fun dialogue; adds a novel investigation system into it's super-solid platforming-and-brawling core; and last but certainly not least, has some of the [b]most-satisfying, most-intuitive[/b] -- most consistently-[i]creative[/i] -- grappling/"sling-shotting" [b]EVER[/b] implemented in a video game... which it puts to the test in some terrifically varied, hand-crafted level designs that always want to surprise you with new challenges and never settles into a groove. The only [i]slightly[/i] lacking areas are a hub level that's not too engaging to explore, and a few difficulty spikes and/or unpolished challenges ('Goo Tidal Wave' from Gootopia Stage 3 that accelerates arbitrarily instead of moving at a constant pace to constantly put pressure on you, I'm looking at you!). Also, you can't use the dpad on menus, which is just kinda odd. I'm gonna be clear though; those minor negatives can't put a dent in 'Double Cross' when it comes to pure enjoyment factor. Plus, it's a rarity as far as modern sidescrollers go - this DOESN'T have unambitious, low-effort, lo-fi "faux retro" pixel art, AND it's a [i]proper,[/i] honest-to-God, level-by-level sidescrolling action title instead of yet another repetitive slog of an indie 'Metroidvania' or tossing you into bland proc-gen levels. Thank God! This is the kind of effort that deserves support even if it wasn't so insanely fun to actually play, which - if I haven't made it clear already - it thankfully is. Big-time! If you're a fan of games like Wayforward's 'Shantae' series or 'Freedom Planet', this is your next must-play title! Can't recommend this enough. It's just [b]really enjoyable[/b] (^-^)