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Stick It to the Man! Hands-on Preview at GDC

by Aaron Kaluszka - March 22, 2014, 12:07 am EDT
Total comments: 1

It'll take brains to get yourself out of this sticky situation.

Stick It to the Man is an adventure game with light platforming and a very slick graphical presentation. The world is made up of drawings on stacks of cardboard, but the camera changes focus in a fluid and dynamic way, and the whole world has a static filter over it, adding to the hypnagogic atmosphere.

The surreal world is populated with characters vaguely reminiscent of The Simpsons (they even have yellow skin) and especially Ron Gilbert-style adventure games. Ray, the main character, wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his head. This arm allows him to read the minds of people, as well as . You can raise the GamePad up and use the gyroscope to find nearby brains to latch onto, though this method is optional, and targeting the thoughts and desires of others can be performed with standard controls.

The spaghetti arm is the result of a government accident, and Ray finds himself being chased by men in black, ricocheting from wacky situation to wackier situation. The arm can be used as a grappling hook, allowing Ray to jump and swing to otherwise inaccessible locations, which allows him to evade his pursuers.

Taking a page from Paper Mario: Sticker Star, you can use the pink arm to rip stickers out of the cardboard environment and paste them in other locations. The downtrodden citizens who Ray runs into each have their own troubles, which Ray solves along the way by moving stickers around during his escape from the men in black.

Stick It to the Man is full of dark humor and gameplay revolves around avoiding the men in black and solving problems by finding and moving objects around the environment. The story is augmented by a smooth graphical presentation and voice acting. Already out on PSN and Steam, the game will be making its way to Wii U soon.

Talkback

skarznomoreMay 19, 2014

Guys, this game has been out for over 2 weeks and you still can't post a review up for it?
I just bought the game, currently downloading it, and jumped over to your site to see how you reviewed it. I really enjoy your reviews and trust them (Steamworld Dig and Scram Kitty to name a few). Yet, despite the game being more than a couple of weeks old, I see no review.
What's up, guys? This game looks creepy yet fantastic! Looking forward to it. And to your review!

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Genre Action
Developer Zoink!
Players1

Worldwide Releases

na: Stick It to the Man!
Release May 01, 2014
PublisherRipstone
RatingTeen
jpn: Stick It to the Man!
Release Oct 22, 2014
PublisherUnity Games Japan
Rating15+
eu: Stick It to the Man!
Release May 01, 2014
PublisherRipstone
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