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Dr. Vani Zirele
TLDR:
This is more like a tech demo than a full game. 8 levels done in 15 minutes max.

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This is a game made by a solo dev put on itch.io for 8$ (!).
It tries to mimic the aesthetics of Streets of Rage but it's just very bare bones.

There are 8 screens. You punch, you kick, you block and you jump; and you have a singular punch and kick combo. The hit boxes are solid enough.
Your moves do not evolve. The enemies do not change. There are bats and knives you find on the ground but that's it. You can NOT pause the game. Keyboard does not work. You have to use a controller. And there is no options menu.

It's so short that it doesn't even get to become boring 😅
There are no actual bosses and there is also no ending. When you kill the last enemy, you are unceremoniously thrown back to the title screen.

On the game's page, the dev says, "This game came together so organically" and boy, do I believe that 😂

Seriously though, this game would've been awesome as a free proof of concept demo, perhaps to kickstart something special.
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