Others worth mentioning are Jill from Mighty Jill-Off, Commander Video of Bit.Trip Runner, and Steve of Minecraft. The other way to unlock the characters is collecting bandages, and most of them are also shout-outs to indie games, although Headcrab from Half-Life 2 makes an appearance. The other warp zones briefly give control of an unlockable character, and completing the warp zone unlocks it. Meat Boy's warp zones consist of three parts, contain two bandages, and introduce lives to the mix, which is really just an unnecessary frustration, particularly for anyone trying to 100% Super Meat Boy, as dying three times in the third part of a warp zone means the entire thing must be played again. There are two types of warp zones: those featuring Meat Boy, and those featuring another character. The main goal is to reach Bandage Girl, but she can wait while players collect the twenty bandages in each world, and enter the numerous warp zones. Fetus reappears, punches Bandage Girl, and carts her off to the next stage. The goal of each stage is to reach Bandage Girl, at which point Dr. Along the way, Meat Boy has to avoid lots and lots of saws, lava, syringes, missiles, lasers, and dozens of other hazards. Fetus through a nice variety of locations, from a basic forest to Hell itself. Fetus kidnaps Bandage Girl, and it is up to Meat Boy to rescue her, by following Dr. 3 didn't have much of a story, either.ĭr. The plot has no more depth than the old-school games to which it is a homage, but that's okay- Super Mario Bros.
Fetus, who nobody loves, motivated by anger that no one loves him. Interrupting their happy relationship is Dr. The presentation is superb, and tells the story of Meat Boy, who loves Bandage Girl, and of Bandage Girl, who loves Meat Boy. Super Meat Boy is a clear shout-out to older titles, particularly those of the Nintendo Entertainment System, and a lot of its cut-scenes are borrowed from classics.
In fact, the only negative thing that can be said about Super Meat Boy is that it is difficult, but since this is the point of the game, that's hardly a fair criticism, especially with the difficulty curve handled expertly. From the superb art style to the awesome music to the controls, it clearly had a lot of time and effort put into it. Everything about Super Meat Boy is exceptional.