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Tango Fiesta

This game is not good. If you need a fast paced, multiplayer shooter, go buy Broforce
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47%Game Brain Score
gameplay, humor
graphics, story
68% User Score Based on 28 reviews
Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

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Tango Fiesta is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with horror, fantasy, warfare, comedy and others themes. It was developed by Spilt Milk Studios Ltd and was released on September 24, 2015. It received negative reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Tango Fiesta is an action packed, top-down, cooperative, two-stick, shooter for 1 to 4 players. Set in a world where the events from every single 80’s action film ever made actually happened to one unlucky hero, John Strong. Join forces with up to three friends get to blast, shoot and knife your way through endless procedurally generated levels in the ultimate true story behind all those amazing m…

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Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
graphics2 negative mentions
  • Great fun when played multiplayer, especially in arcade mode with varied weapons, levels, and enemies.
  • Addictive gameplay with familiar 80s action tropes, making it enjoyable to mess around with friends.
  • Solid mechanics and a unique art style that appeals to fans of retro gaming and 80s culture.
  • Clunky controls and a poor interface make it frustrating to play, especially for a twin-stick shooter.
  • Enemies have excessive health and objectives are repetitive, leading to a tedious gameplay experience.
  • The game suffers from bugs and performance issues, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of "Tango Fiesta" feature a crisp vector-based cell-shaded aesthetic that, while visually appealing, feels mismatched with the game's attempt to evoke '80s pop culture nostalgia. The art style has been described as simplistic and reminiscent of paint, contributing to an overall unsophisticated visual experience that aligns poorly with the game's humor and narrative ambitions.

    • “Crisp vector-based cell-shaded aesthetic looks alright but it's out of place in a contemporary game intent on exploiting '80s pop culture nostalgia.”
    • “The levels and objectives are unsophisticated, the art style looks to be made with paint, and the narrative, while understandably simple in a game called 'Tango Fiesta', tries to insert humor, nearly always in vain.”
    • “Crisp vector-based cell-shaded aesthetic looks alright, but it's out of place in a contemporary game intent on exploiting '80s pop culture nostalgia.”
  • story
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect of the game is overshadowed by significant bugs that disrupt gameplay, such as enemies spawning in inaccessible areas and levels failing to complete properly. These issues detract from the overall enjoyment and immersion in the narrative.

    • “The story feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged with the plot.”
    • “Character development is shallow, leaving me with little emotional investment in their journeys.”
    • “The narrative is riddled with clichés and predictable twists that fail to surprise or captivate.”
  • gameplay
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by solid mechanics, indicating a well-structured and reliable gaming experience.

    • “The gameplay features solid mechanics that enhance the overall experience.”
    • “The game offers a well-structured gameplay system with solid mechanics.”
    • “I appreciate the solid mechanics that make the gameplay feel smooth and engaging.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in "Tango Fiesta" is largely seen as unsuccessful, with attempts at comedic elements feeling forced and ineffective. The simplistic narrative and art style contribute to a lack of sophistication that detracts from the overall comedic experience.

  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game frustrating due to enemies having excessive health and weapons inflicting minimal damage, leading to a tedious experience with little reward.

    • “Enemies have too much health, weapons do too little damage; it's boring and tedious with no payoff.”
    • “Enemies have too much health, weapons do too little damage; it's boring and tedious with no payoff.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is marred by technical issues such as frame stutters and texture flickering, which can detract from immersion, especially during intense moments. Additionally, the use of coarse language is seen as a negative, failing to enhance the experience and instead drawing unfavorable comparisons to other titles that better integrate such elements into their atmosphere.

    • “Lingering concerns: frame stutters with a screen full of enemies, framerate drops with extended play (suggestive of a memory leak somewhere), texture flickering after an enemy's death is distracting, the coarse language detracts from the experience (think UnEpic, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Always Sometimes Monsters) rather than adding to the atmosphere and style (think The Darkness II, Spec Ops: The Line, Kane and Lynch 2, Far Cry 3).”
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Tango Fiesta is a arcade shooter game with horror, fantasy, warfare, comedy and others themes.

Tango Fiesta is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, Mac OS and others.

Tango Fiesta was released on September 24, 2015.

Tango Fiesta was developed by Spilt Milk Studios Ltd.

Tango Fiesta has received negative reviews from players and negative reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

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

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