DMG DEALS DAMAGE

» PLATFORM: GAME BOY » DEVELOPER: DR LUDOS

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The Game Boy has turned 30, but the birthday celebrations might be soured by all of the other mobile gaming devices it’s taken on over the years. That means the enemies include clones or competitors of the Game Boy, its predecessor the Microvision and a range of mobile phones, some of which are hardier than others.

In this action game, the player controls an original Game Boy called DMG – short for Dot Matrix Game – and must use the console’s two buttons to operate its independently controlled hands, grabbing attacking handhelds and throwing them at each other or the playfield walls to take out the competition and unlock the next room.

Developer Dr Ludos has a track record for quirky and fun games and this is another example. The first screens are pretty easy, but the difficulty ramps up around when the first boss appears where minions must be captured to use as projectiles. >> Score 86%

» [Game Boy] There’s some extra health on hand, if DMG can survive to collect it.

» [Game Boy] One way to deal with the competition is to smash them together.