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Wreak Havoc In Defense Of Your Lengthy Name In Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung

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Let me tell you about a small game with a big name. Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung is the latest free game from the developer known as “the” (try Googling that one), made with help from Rs11 and audio by BTZ. The previously turned some heads with the abstract, experimental platformer, Schutll Noise, and the addition of this latest ultra-lo-res action game to the developer’s oeuvre firmly places on my personal list of odd, talented developers to watch. Schutll Noise was an accomplished, but often frustrating game, but Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung is pure fun.
A playful tone is established at the outset, when the game messes with you before you even start playing it. You’ll see. Then you are introduced to Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung, who lives alone in a little cottage in the woods, minding his own business. His troubles begin one medieval morning when two riders on horseback approach your humble home. The king, they proclaim, has levied a tax on lengthy names, and he’ll have to pay up or shorten his.

 Well, Mr. Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung’s not going to stand for this, so he does what any of us would do in a similar situation if we could; he hulks out and transforms himself into a giant elemental made of stone and rage. This is where you take control. The first thing you do is file a protest by crushing the government officials – if you’re quick enough to catch them. Then you make a beeline for the castle, taking out your frustrations on the local countryside as you go. Trudging to the right, you pound people and animals into the earth for points. It’s a rather powerful feeling, and a nice way to vent.

You lay waste to villages and are soon met by soldiers who actually fight back, albeit not that effectively. You’ll encounter catapults and strongholds that must be smashed before you can proceed. As you obliterate buildings, little people pour out and make a run for it. You can chase them down or just worry about the ones that stand in your way. In addition to smashing, there’s some dodging involved, especially once you encounter the king’s pet dragon. There’s no way you can avoid every attack, but you can reduce the overall amount of damage you have to absorb. You can take quite a beating, as shown by a row of mossy boulders that represent your health, but you are not invincible.


 The controls are dead simple. You can lumber to the right or the left with A and D or the appropriate arrow keys. You’re too massive to jump, but you can raise your heavy fist and bring it down again, smashing anything between it and the ground, with Z or by clicking the mouse. In your rock giant form, you’re strong, but you’re not that fast, so most of the game’s challenge comes from timing your movements in order to maximize your destruction. Knights and archers won’t run away, but civilians will flee, depriving you of points.
 
 Later, the attacks come from above as well, when you are attacked by little dragons, and then by one very big one. You can’t damage them directly, but your your blows fling detritus into the air, which works as projectile attacks against these winged beasts.
The satisfying action of Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung is enhanced by BTZ’s truly groovy chiptune music, which helps maintain a light-hearted mood as you stride across the blood-soaked land and the rubble of the kingdom that dared tax your name.
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung is a free download for Windows or Linux.

Post by Paul Hack 

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