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Best Worst Level of 2009: Level 3-5 of 'Splosion Man

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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

 

'Splosion Man is often difficult. 'Splosion Man will occasionally enrage you. But at no point during my playthrough did I consider giving up...until I reached level 3-5. Level 3-5 of 'Splosion Man contains every irritating thing in the game packed into a single room, and unless you do everything exactly the way the game wants you to, you will fail. This level is like hatred distilled through impossibility and left to ferment behind The Worst Toilet in Scotland.

It was so bad that at their PAX booth, Twisted Pixel had a punching bag with a picture of level designer Sean Conway's taped to it with a sign reading, "I Made Level 3-5".

"Challenging" is one thing. Level 3-5 of 'Splosion Man is effing evil.

 
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Comments (6)
N712711743_851007_3478
January 06, 2010
That is awesomely bad. I need to replay it just to remind myself of the torment.
Redeye
January 06, 2010
Lord yes, that game had quite a few sticky levels. I would totally punch that punching bag with the level designer's face on it. As he is the gaming difficulty equivalent of a Nazi. Splosion man was completely and totally ruined for me strictly on the unneccisarily difficult level design.
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January 06, 2010
@Jeffrey - I remember your review. ;D
Mikeshadesbitmob0611
January 06, 2010
I loved that level, and really, the whole game, precisely because of the ridiculous stuff they threw at you. Even when I died, I knew why I died, and what I had to do differently, or at least what to attempt. Actually getting those insane challenges completed, in single and co-op, was one of the best times I had with a game all year.
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January 06, 2010
@Michael - I agree, but that was the only time that I didn't understand why I was failing. Even once I made it I had no idea of what I had done differently that time. Regardless, it ended up being worth it to see the ending.
Jamespic4
January 06, 2010
I actually had no trouble with this game. Every one says it's so hard. Maybe it's because I've completed nearly every mainline Mega Man game and all the bonus zones from the Klonoa games.

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