Radio Squid

In general, in addition to being somewhat boring and repetitive, Radio Squid is simply not a fun game. Having to deal with your own shots all the time coming straight to your face in every single, tight room is exhausting - you can't even stand and think for a second without being punished by the game. As small positive points, the soundtrack is pretty... Read more

Radio Squid is a game with conflicting ideas that makes it partially enjoyable but equally just as frustrating. The bomb power is useful and a feature that feels fair and challenging whereas the ability to hurt yourself just feels the opposite. The claustrophobic arenas make the trek to reach the note to start your attack all the more pointlessly dangerous,... Read more

Simplicity, originality and friendliness do not guarantee quality. But in Radio Squid if they help to get it. Huge accessibility, a fun and funky game system, a fun and horny look, and one of those games that can absorb you without realizing it. Maybe with a few tweaks the abduction would last longer, but what it takes to dodge your own bullets and... Read more

Watching online playthroughs made me realize that other players were equivalently struggling. Admittedly, this made me feel a little less bad about my own failings. Seeing those players reinforced the two cores issues I have with Radio Squid. Coins as currency and lives combined with unforgiving gameplay that harshly penalizes the player for failing... Read more