Death Squared Review: Trippy and Fun

Those looking for a must-play puzzle experience on the PlayStation 4 will find Death Squared as a super casual, silly, charming and addictive romp that never lets up.

While in terms of story the game doesn’t do anything particularly to pull you in, the gameplay absolutely shines. Using both of the analog sticks to control your characters [in a single-player game], it takes some time to get used to. However, once you train your brain properly, you’ll find it a super casual, fun and immersive experience. The fact that it can be played in a multi-player setting as well makes it even more of a special title. It’s all about teamwork and fun. Because of that, this is where you’ll get the most enjoyment out of it. The multiplayer is so much fun that overall, it ranks as one of the best multi-player games on the console, right up there with TowerFall: Ascension.

In order to get the most out of Death Squared, however, you have to be patient. You will die, a lot in the game. Like A lot. Probably thousands of times. But like any great puzzle game, the payoff at the end is there. When you finish a level, you’ll want to pat yourself on the back and you’ll be eager for the next challenge. Make no mistake, Death Squared could easily eat up dozens of hours for anyone that really wants a challenging and immersive puzzle experience.

There’s some humor in the process as well. And well, it’s needed, especially considering how much you’ll perish over the course of gameplay. Feeling almost like a Twitch broadcast, you’ll have a character commenting on your play. It would be easy to play this game with the sound off because the gameplay alone is strong, but with the commentary on, it rounds out the whole game in a charming and fun way.

Overall, thanks to some of the best puzzle gameplay on the PlayStation 4, ever, Death Squared is an always enjoyable game that puzzle diehards will absolutely go nuts for. Anyone looking for something different and unique on the console as well will find it anything but a waste of time.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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