Kick-Ass is a dumb game. Stupid. Unintelligent. DUMB. It’s also quite fun. Based on the silver screen adaptation of the comic book original, the game is a 3D brawler a la Streets of Rage that very loosely ties together a lot of action by following some of the main events of the film’s story with humourous, if sometimes shocking results.
Kick-Ass the movie styled in an undeniably Double Dragon-centric design. Everything from the way the enemies move, to the side-scrolling action screams classic side-scrolling beat ‘em up.
"Licensed games generally suck. It’s a fact, but at least most developers give the illusion of putting forth an effort to make something tolerable. Kick-Ass is a throwback to the 16-bit era, when all you needed were a few horribly digitized soundbites from actors and a recognizable image for the menu, and you had yourself a movie tie-in. At least Kick-Ass got the menu part right."
Kick-Ass for the PlayStation Network will be available tomorrow at a new, lower price to celebrate the movie's release on DVD and Blu-Ray.