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Mostroscopy

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96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
96% User Score Based on 51 reviews

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Mostroscopy is a single player and multiplayer arcade fighting game with horror, fantasy, anime, dark fantasy and others themes. It was developed by Oribe Ware Games and was released on October 30, 2023. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Mostroscopy is a fighting video game that takes up the aesthetics of the horror and Luchador films of Mexican cinema from the 1950s, with an eclectic roster of monsters and masked Luchadores and a simple gameplay style with a retro presentation

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 51 reviews
music8 positive mentions
optimization1 negative mentions
  • Unique and striking visual and aesthetic style inspired by 1950s Mexican horror movies, lucha libre wrestling, and vintage comics, creating a distinct and memorable atmosphere.
  • Simple, easy-to-learn 3-button control scheme that still allows for surprisingly deep combo potential and accessibility for both newcomers and veterans of fighting games.
  • Diverse and well-designed roster of characters full of personality, supported by a great soundtrack with rockabilly, surf rock, and ska influences that enhance the game's vibe.
  • Several technical issues and jankiness including inconsistent hitboxes, awkward animations, UI/menu navigation problems, and occasional bugs that affect the experience.
  • Lack of polish and balance with some overpowered moves, limited tutorial or move explanations, and uneven sound effects that reduce combat impact.
  • Online multiplayer suffers from lag, disconnections, and requires port forwarding; also limited game modes and no option to disable black-and-white stage filters, affecting readability and accessibility.

  • music

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 42% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The game's music is widely praised for its unique, vibrant style and strong contribution to the atmosphere, often described as phenomenal and well-matched to characters and stages. While a few note personal taste differences and room for improvement, most find the soundtrack exciting, energetic, and an integral part of the game's overall appeal.

    • “The game runs great, the models are very well made, the music is amazing; if this game is on sale, then get it, it's easily worth its full price.”
    • “Right off the bat, this game is gorgeous, the soundtrack is blood-pumping, and the gameplay feels great.”
    • “The stages and their music is a feast to enjoy.”
    • “I really hate the music, but hey, it's a matter of personal taste.”
    • “The music and voice lines and sfx are a bit on the down side which can be improved in the future with updates but that's no biggie.”
    • “You can always turn on some rock music at background and play the game if you want.”

  • gameplay

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its unique mechanics, accessible three-button control scheme, and a vibrant, sizeable roster that caters to both newcomers and fighting game fans. While some minor bugs and barebones modes are noted, the fun, solid gameplay combined with a distinctive aesthetic and energetic soundtrack make it an engaging and original fighting game experience.

    • “Original fighting game with unique mechanics and visual style.”
    • “With a sizeable roster who are all vibrant in their style, both in aesthetic and in gameplay, it really allows you to get into the flow and find a character who ticks all the boxes for you, and again with the three button control scheme it makes it easy to transfer skills across them (and other fighting game fundamentals!).”
    • “The roster is amazing and the gameplay with the specials and supers mechanics is awesome.”
    • “If it does, I’m totally on board as I like the game aesthetically, but for me, it just doesn’t hold up in the gameplay department.”
    • “Granted, the game is still kinda barebones in terms of modes, and a few of the animations are a bit janky here and there—mostly stuff that won't matter too much for gameplay, like the awkward backwards pounce of Eda & Yolanda or the occasional KO that finishes on a launcher that leads to the fallen fighter flying offscreen way above the stage, only to slowly fall back down.”
    • “It's a tad broken though as I did run into a few bugs and it could be a bit more polished, but the two-button gameplay works way better than I thought it would.”

  • graphics

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    41% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their unique and vibrant aesthetic, heavily inspired by Mexican and South American mythology, horror movies, and vintage cinema. The character designs are diverse and full of personality, contributing to an engaging visual experience despite some minor bugs and glitches. Overall, the art style is seen as original, fun, and a standout feature of the game.

    • “The 50s Mexican horror/luchador aesthetic really shines.”
    • “Its graphic aspect is unique and very original, imitating the aesthetics of horror movies and fighters from Mexican cinematography.”
    • “The aesthetic and character designs are all extremely good as well.”

  • character development

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users praise the game for its phenomenal and diverse character designs, highlighting a roster that includes unique figures like masked luchadores, vampires, and robots. The aesthetic appeal and innovative mechanics tied to characters enhance the overall experience, with more characters expected in the future.

    • “Great character designs: the diverse roster includes masked luchadores, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and robots.”
    • “Character designs are probably one of the best.”
    • “The aesthetic and character designs are all extremely good as well.”

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The game features unique story modes for each fighter, allowing players to uncover individual storylines and face a final boss, with character personalities conveyed through animations and win quotes. While additional fighters unlock through story mode completion, the narrative includes diverse elements like giant robots and supernatural beings, adding variety and distinctiveness to the experience.

    • “Unique story mode for each character: the classic arcade mode allows players to face a final boss and discover individual storylines for each fighter.”
    • “You will learn the story of each fighter and fight the final boss in the story mode.”
    • “The fighters generally feel distinct in actual play, with a lot of personality shown through their animations, win quotes, and recent story mode additions.”
    • “There's story modes for each character, 2 unlockable fighters, a barebones training mode, bad netcode, a combo trial that barely works...but there's also giant robots, demon luchadoras, vampires, werewolves.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is highly distinctive and memorable, with a unique style that may polarize players. Its soundtrack effectively enhances this ambiance, complementing the characters well and contributing to an overall immersive experience.

    • “The whole atmosphere is really unique; I like it, but I can see people hating it too.”
    • “While music is always a matter of personal taste, I really like the soundtrack here. It contributes significantly to the atmosphere, and I find the tracks are generally well matched to the characters.”
    • “The atmosphere is unlike anything I've played before.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor shines through its quirky visuals, goofy hitboxes, and abundant glitches, making it entertaining despite not being a strong fighting game.

    • “This is not a good fighting game, but it is a funny fighting game.”
    • “Funny visuals, goofy hitboxes, glitches abound.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game features well-made models and runs smoothly, but is marred by numerous glitches and goofy hitboxes that affect stability.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is hindered by performance issues affecting certain characters and persistent delays in the netcode, leading to suboptimal online play.

    • “There's weird performance issues with at least two characters and, once again, the game has delayed based netcode.”
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Mostroscopy is a arcade fighting game with horror, fantasy, anime, dark fantasy and others themes. Common tags for Mostroscopy include gothic, indie, 2d, spectacle fighter, comic book and others.

Mostroscopy is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox One, Windows and others.

Mostroscopy was released on October 30, 2023.

Mostroscopy was developed by Oribe Ware Games.

Mostroscopy has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Mostroscopy for its music but disliked it for its stability.

Mostroscopy is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include The Black Heart, Roof Rage, Fight of Gods, Kings of Kung Fu, Two Strikes and others.