Gang mode pits teams against one another, while Waves is more about taking on increasingly difficult AI opponents. There are also a couple of other game modes, but they don't quite hold up to the core Melee mode. It looks basic in the worst kind of way, with hard-to-read text and almost nothing in the way of options for customizing games or controls. While it's fine for the gameplay to be simplistic, the user interface should look a little better than the bare bones menus that are presented.

It's a good thing Gang Beasts is good for so many laughs, because the rest of the package doesn't quite hold up. It's more of a slapstick-style party than any kind of serious fighting game. It's about setbacks, often of your own making, and making the most of it. It's about flat-out chaos and seeing what happens when everyone just piles on each other, knocking each other prone with big headbutts and trying to push each other to the edge of the map. Gang Beasts isn't about precision fighting. Often times, offense won't go as intended, but that's part of the game's charm. Actually performing any of these moves requires holding the buttons down or combining buttons presses and holds in such a way to make these moves happen. Buttons control individual limbs, while other buttons are tied to actions like kicks, headbutts, and throws. Gang Beasts is a game that has a noticeable learning curve. That means that for the first couple of games, players will likely wrestle with the controls and the physics more than their opponents. All of those players are gelatinous two-legged creatures, with the physics to match. Multiple players (four locally, eight online) get together for a massive brawl, with the idea to remove any opposition from the fighting area to win. Gang Beasts operates on the simplest of premises.

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