Bleed 2 Game Review – Super Cutest Ultra-Violent Action Game Ever?

<p>We live in an age where gamers relish the past and designers can’t help themselves but pay homage to some of gaming’s most classic titles&period; One of these shining examples would be the 2012 smash hit <em>Bleed<&sol;em>&comma; a nifty little action game that had plenty of heart but lacked any unique qualities or dynamics&period; Now after all these years we finally get the sequel blasting its way onto consoles in style and grace&period; I dare ask if <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;bleed-2-launches-next-week-ps4-xbox-one-run-gun-flair&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><em>Bleed 2<&sol;em><&sol;a> holds up as the action sequel we deserve and whether it&&num;8217&semi;s evolved from its sub-par predecessor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;134795" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-134795" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-134795 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;11173219&sol;Bleed2image1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-134795" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Bleed 2&comma; Ian Campbell<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The ultimate hero with purple hair known as Wryn returns in another daring adventure that requires cunning&comma; firepower&comma; and her love of pop culture and video games&period; Our beloved hero is sitting at home minding her own business when a massive invasion occurs with her old nemesis returning to finish off the job&period; Entire armies of cute little minions arrive along with some new foes in order to take care of Wryn and retire her from the hero business&comma; once and for all&period; It’s up to Wryn to fight her way through a series of action-packed levels that take her from the rooftops of a city under siege&comma; a giant warship&comma; and a boxing match to end all matches&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For those who’ve played <em>Bleed<&sol;em> previously&comma; it’s fundamentally the same &lpar;in more ways than one&rpar;&comma; as you sprint through vibrantly chaotic levels armed with dual pistols and her trusty katana&period; You’ll face a legion of minions in each level and have to battle various bosses that require fast reflexes and steady trigger fingers&period; <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> is simple to pick up and easy to enjoy but requires skill and tactics to proceed smoothly&period; You’ll need to utilize Wryn’s various bad ass powers in order to survive&comma; whether it be her jumping dash&comma; ability to slow down time&comma; or performing counter attacks similar to that of <em>Cuphead<&sol;em>&period; <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> is extremely fast-paced and requires plenty of these tactics being used in order to gain a high ranking and to pass through with ease&comma; as there are no health pickups&period; So for anyone who&&num;8217&semi;s played the original game&comma; it follows the same framework as before&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;134796" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-134796" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-134796 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;11173255&sol;Bleed2image2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-134796" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Bleed 2&comma; Ian Campbell<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> includes some neat extras this time around&comma; including an Arcade mode and you can now play the entire campaign with a friend in co-op mode&period; There’s plenty of fun to have with <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em>&comma; the accelerated combat and highly energetic overtones make this a fabulous adventure for anyone to enjoy in any situation&comma; co-op or single&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While I do feel that <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> is entertaining&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s a shame to say that it&&num;8217&semi;s rather a shallow sequel with nothing truly new or exciting added into the mix&period; There are plenty of elements from the first game including bosses and enemies reappearing but overall there are few new dynamics being introduced in the main game&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s simple run-and-gun fun but with the action largely remaining familiar to the original game&comma; without any improvements or growth&period; Major series like <em>Gears of War<&sol;em> or indie ones such as <em>Hotline Miami<&sol;em>&comma; build on the framework of the older games&comma; adding new elements to make the sequels better&period; <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> is taking what we&&num;8217&semi;ve played before and just rehashing it over again with no new ideas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;134797" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-134797" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-134797 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;11173407&sol;Bleed2image3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-134797" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Bleed 2&comma; Ian Campbell<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> is also a very short game&comma; with a campaign that lasts roughly an hour or so which is far to short even for a side-scrolling platformer&period; Now&comma; this isn&&num;8217&semi;t a major drawback as you can replay the game with new mutations that include infinite health&comma; unlimited ammo&comma; tougher enemies and other fun little modifiers to change up the game&&num;8217&semi;s pacing&period; But <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;s short length is made even more annoying due to its overall lack of new ideas and dynamics&comma; making this feel more like a 1&period;5 version of the original&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There are indeed some highlights in <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;s adventure that involve over the top set pieces&comma; ranging from a high-speed chase along a highway to taking on a legion of enemies in the skies on a flying truck&period; These moments excel <em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> in short bursts and make it more interesting than some other 2D side-scrollers&comma; but it still lacks any meaningful substance or creative impact&period; It’s subpar compared to the excellent <em>Bro-Force<&sol;em> or the splendid and clever <em>Super Time Force<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;134798" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-134798" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-134798 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;11173331&sol;Bleed2image5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-134798" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Bleed 2&comma; Ian Campbell<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> is fine&period; That’s all I can really say from a personal level and an objective one&period; While the characters are charming and the concept is a lot of fun&comma; it highlights the best of the 2D side-scrolling genre while never really adding anything to make it unique&period;  The new additions are great&comma; meaning you can partake in the action with a friend or combat within the Arcade mode or Endless mode which adds hours more onto the play time&period; While these are nice additions&comma; it would’ve been better to have new dynamics introduced into the campaign&comma; new enemies and less of the repetition and borrowed elements straight out of the first game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Bleed 2<&sol;em> is a genuine thrill ride that’ll keep fans and newcomers happy&period; Just don’t expect this to break the mold and if there’s a <em>Bleed 3<&sol;em>&comma; at least have Wryn dye her hair a different color&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>An Xbox One copy of Bleed 2 was provided by Ian Campbell for the purpose of this review&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;