NFG Summary:“Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine is a thrilling and challenging platformer that will put your skills to the test. With its unique and quirky art style, tight controls, and a fast-paced gameplay, this game is a must-play for fans of retro-inspired games looking for a new addiction.”

NFG Score: 85

Categories: Matching, Puzzle
Steam Score: 84
Meta Score: 76
Store: Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine (Price: Is Free)
Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Publisher Names: Thunderful
Support Language: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish – Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese – Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Publish Date: 2023-06-22

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PC Requirements:

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or higher
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 /AMD FX-4350 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 7750 (1 GB) or equivalent / GeForce GTS 750 (1 GB) or equivalent. Min. 1280×720 resolution.
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 512 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Description

The tile-matching puzzle genre gets put through the meat grinder. Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine takes place right after the events of Super Meat Boy Forever. After meticulously analyzing Meat Boy all throughout Super Meat Boy Forever (did you notice the cameras in the levels???), the nefarious Dr. Fetus now has all the data he needs to create the perfect Meat Boy clone! There’s just one problem: The DNA sample he’s collected isn’t a perfect specimen, which in turn yields some…less than perfect clones…

But fear not, Dr. Fetus knows how to solve this problem. He creates a bunch of ruthless test chambers and starts sending all of the clones he’s created through them, in order to weed out the crap clones from the good ones. The specimens start out looking nothing like Meat Boy, but over time that grotesquely lovable face that Dr. Fetus hates so much, starts to emerge. Perfect clones are just on the horizon and after they’re done…who knows what happens next? Probably something to do joyously with torturing and killing lots of Meat Boys for the hell of it!
Dr. Fetus` Mean Meat Machine provides the perfect combination of classic puzzle-gameplay and hardcore platforming elements that Super Meat Boy is known for. Puzzle your way through beautiful hand-crafted worlds and more than 100 puzzle-levels, filled with creative traps and hazards. At the end of each world, prepare for a gruesome boss fight that will provide the ultimate challenge.
Puzzle your way through familiar Super Meat Boy and Super Meat Boy Forever locations like the picturesque forest, the hospital, and salt factory in a fresh classic puzzle game-inspired format. However, in Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine, matching at least 4 clones of the same kind and creating awesome combos isn’t enough – you’ll also have to avoid lethal hazards and traps, such as sawblades, rockets and pendulums. It’s a demented and hardcore spin on the classic puzzle formula you know and love!
Enjoy dazzling backgrounds and animations from the original Super Meat Boy & Super Meat Boy Forever artists and listen to the wonderful soundtrack by RIDICULON, with unique remixed Super Meat Boy Forever tracks and new tunes.

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Negative Comment(s)

A nonstop horror show of blood-splattered sawblades and exploding clones, Mean Meat Machine is as far as one can get from the soothingly Zen-like Tetris Effect while still featuring consistently challenging, interesting match-four mechanics.80Slant Magazine
A nonstop horror show of blood-splattered sawblades and exploding clones, Mean Meat Machine is as far as one can get from the soothingly Zen-like Tetris Effect while still featuring consistently challenging, interesting match-four mechanics.80Slant Magazine
A frantic Mashup of Super Meat and match-4 that takes evil science to a wonderful new low. Simple but just masterfully so.80GameSpace
A frantic Mashup of Super Meat and match-4 that takes evil science to a wonderful new low. Simple but just masterfully so.80GameSpace
Dr. Fetus’ sadistic antics still feel like a decent version of the Puyo Puyo games and it’s also quite fun that they still manage to make their own version of a classic puzzle concept.50Gamereactor UK
Dr. Fetus’ sadistic antics still feel like a decent version of the Puyo Puyo games and it’s also quite fun that they still manage to make their own version of a classic puzzle concept.50Gamereactor UK

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