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Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche Icon
Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche

Publisher: WayForward

Shooter
Weird
Arcade
Action
Budget
  • Price: $3.43 $7.99 (57% Off!)
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  • Release Date: Apr 1, 2020
  • Number of Players: 1
  • On Sale Through: Apr 9, 2024 [$3.43]
  • Lowest Historic Price: $3.43
  • ESRB Rating: E10+ [Everyone 10+]
Reviews:
  • When it comes to weird games I’m a bit of a connoisseur on the Switch, I’ve even set aside an entire category for them specifically. Whether it’s a quirky sense of humor, unexpected gameplay elements, or just developers daring to be different I appreciate the risk of putting something left of center out there. In the case of Cat Girl Without Salad the folks at WayForward have managed to scratch pretty well every itch I could have with regards to entertainment, though I’ll very much note that befitting the budget price on the game this is a light snack of enjoyment and in no way a meal. With that in mind the strange and often hysterically funny running dialogue doesn’t get the opportunity to get tiresome, if you were going to have to repeat each level dozens of times I’m sure it would get old. But with a relatively mild degree of difficulty (though the third mission is a legit challenge) on the whole it doesn’t overstay its welcome. The thing is, aside from the great humor and unusual characters the surprise is that as a shmup it stands pretty well on its own as well, even throwing in unique weapons inspired by classic video games that generally blew me away with their creativity. While you may not love them all I’d wager at least a few of them will suit your tastes and they really elevate the shooting experience beyond the ordinary as well. For being a game inspired by an April Fools joke this is a title that shows far more love and craft than you’d expect, and as long as you don’t mind it being over too soon it’s highly recommended.


    Justin Nation, Score:
    Good [7.8]
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