BugZy's Review: 12 is Better Than 6 - The fast-paced Wild West

The following is my opinion.

Greetings from the excellent hand-drawn and very inky Wild West of 12 is Better Than 6, a top-down shooter like Hotline Miami but where everyone calls everyone ‘amigo’ instead of blowing each other’s brains out. That’s not to say there isn’t an incredibly satisfying amount of shooting people on sight, but your intent isn’t to massacre every living thing in the area. Or is it?

In this dangerous world you will find yourself coming across friends, foes, blue and red ink and guns, which will fail to help you if you don’t have fast reflexes. Your best friend in the Wild West is your reflexes. If you turn a corner you will need to have your gun ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and be ready to pull the trigger or lunge your knife into your opponent, because wait half a second and your enemies will chop your limbs off and make a nice stew out of them.

The game has unique shooting mechanics, where you press a button to ♥♥♥♥ your gun and press another to pull the trigger. Sometimes it can be tedious, like when you are trying to take out a large group of enemies but makes you feel better about managing to kill them all in the end.

Something I believe is great is the ability to choose whether to go in guns blazing or be stealthy, which this game executes in a perfect style. The first option can be dangerous but is very possible, and the second option is all about timing and waiting for your opponents to walk in a certain direction, allowing you to sneak up and take them out from behind or sneak past them altogether.

The basic story is that you are a Mexican prisoner in the late 19th century fighting for freedom, ultimately making your way through the dangers of that time to get from Mexico to Texas. If you choose to pay close attention the story can be quite interesting, but if you aren’t patient or decide not to delve deep into it you can just skip most of it.

The visual side of the game is a stunning hand drawn masterpiece and, through killing lots of enemies, quickly becomes very bloody. The game is based around this graphics style created by talented artists almost entirely and, without it, would probably be ‘just another shooter.’

It has a great soundtrack too that can go from calm piano tunes to ‘LET’S KILL SOME PEOPLE’ in the space of three seconds. It makes the adrenaline rush through you as you hide behind the cover of a table, popping your head out while your enemies aren’t shooting and shooting them back.

Overall the game is lots of fun and I recommend you buy it if you enjoyed Hotline Miami and other top-down shooters. You’ll have a blast!

I rate this awesome western shooter 9/10 hand drawn sombreros.

BugZy's Review: 12 is Better Than 6 - The fast-paced Wild West The following is my opinion. Greetings from the excellent hand-drawn and very inky Wild West of 12 is Better Than 6, a top-down shooter like Hotline Miami but where everyone calls everyone ‘amigo’ instead of blowing each other’s brains out. That’s not to say there isn’t an incredibly satisfying amount of shooting people on sight, but your intent isn’t to massacre every living thing in the area. Or is it? In this dangerous world you will find yourself coming across friends, foes, blue and red ink and guns, which will fail to help you if you don’t have fast reflexes. Your best friend in the Wild West is your reflexes. If you turn a corner you will need to have your gun cocked and be ready to pull the trigger or lunge your knife into your opponent, because wait half a second and your enemies will chop your limbs off and make a nice stew out of them. The game has unique shooting mechanics, where you press a button to cock your gun and press another to pull the trigger. Sometimes it can be tedious, like when you are trying to take out a large group of enemies but makes you feel better about managing to kill them all in the end. Something I believe is great is the ability to choose whether to go in guns blazing or be stealthy, which this game executes in a perfect style. The first option can be dangerous but is very possible, and the second option is all about timing and waiting for your opponents to walk in a certain direction, allowing you to sneak up and take them out from behind or sneak past them altogether. The basic story is that you are a Mexican prisoner in the late 19th century fighting for freedom, ultimately making your way through the dangers of that time to get from Mexico to Texas. If you choose to pay close attention the story can be quite interesting, but if you aren’t patient or decide not to delve deep into it you can just skip most of it. The visual side of the game is a stunning hand drawn masterpiece and, through killing lots of enemies, quickly becomes very bloody. The game is based around this graphics style created by talented artists almost entirely and, without it, would probably be ‘just another shooter.’ It has a great soundtrack too that can go from calm piano tunes to ‘LET’S KILL SOME PEOPLE’ in the space of three seconds. It makes the adrenaline rush through you as you hide behind the cover of a table, popping your head out while your enemies aren’t shooting and shooting them back. Overall the game is lots of fun and I recommend you buy it if you enjoyed Hotline Miami and other top-down shooters. You’ll have a blast! I rate this awesome western shooter 9/10 hand drawn sombreros.