Since everything you do is affected by gravity and momentum, it’s possible to swing across large distances using the perfect combination of timing and thrust. Those familiar with games like QWOP or Surgeon Simulator will easily recognize the mechanics at play here, in which the entertainment stems from the sheer difficulty involved with controlling several appendages at the same time, and the aftermath that usually follows when you inevitably fail to do so.Īfter the first few matches, manoeuvres will start to become more aggressive as you learn how to manipulate your clingy muscle folk in a way that would make Spiderman blush.

When a limb comes into contact with another surface the limb will latch on, affording you an anchor point with which to pivot the rest of your body around. Mount Your Friends is a game in which you control several half-naked bodybuilders by taking control of their arms and legs individually. Unfortunately I don’t have any friends willing to tolerate such shenanigans, so I’ll have to resort to telling you what this game is and why I felt compelled to open with such an intimately bizarre introduction. Why, just right this minute I catch a beguiling flashback of my time within Mount Your Friends, and as a result I find myself compelled to remove almost every article of clothing upon my person and proceed to scale my nearest chum like a faithfully aged tree in the back garden. As I sit here in my comfortable chair blissfully engaged in the act of inscribing the words of this review on my computer, I can’t help but let my mind ponder on the way modern games have evolved to become such incredible forms of expression and creativity.

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