#Iron Meat

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September has been an absolutely phenomenal month for indie game releases! Here are some highlights!

The game list: IRON MEAT by Ivan Meat Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ Perennial Order by TeamGardenfiend Parking Garage Rally Circuit by Walaber I Am Your Beast by Strange Scaffold Tiny Glade by PounceLight What The Car? By triband CATO by Team Woll EchoPoint Nova by Greylock Studio Beyond Shadowgate by Chrisaegrim Funeralopolis by Banana Jeff

All games available now on Steam except for Funeralopolis, which is only on Itch (and is free). Some also available on consoles.

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Carnarach from Iron Meat cosplay.

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Iron Meat

Konami’s Contra series showed obvious influence from R-rated movies like Predator, Aliens, and Rambo, but the games were still fundamentally aimed at kids, so the end results were always a little sanitized. Now thirty-five years after the original Contra game, unshackled by such regulations, Iron Meat delivers run-and-gun action far more brutal and far more vicious than the original games were ever allowed to be.

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IRON MEAT

It's giving strong Super Contra vibes

[matt-j-wilson]

Hey tumbles, here's a brand new video review of the latest indie Contra-like to hit the scene. And it's QUITE good!!

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Iron Meat Fan Art.

[satoshi-mochida]

Iron Meat launches September 26 - Gematsu

Side-scrolling run-and-gun arcade shooter Iron Meat will launch digitally for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and itch.io on September 26, developer Retroware announced. Strictly Limited Games will also release an exclusive physical Limited Edition for PlayStation 5 and Switch, with more news about availability to be announced soon.

Here is an overview of the game, via Retroware:

About

Iron Meat is a fast-paced, run-and-gun shooter that immerses players in a world overrun by The Meat—an all-consuming interdimensional biomass. With a mix of classic arcade and console mechanics, players will battle against mutated victims and machines, dodge bullet barrages, and crush bosses in nine levels of gore-ific brutality. As Vadim, fight back against The Meat and stop the terrors spawned from scientist Yuri Markov’s experiments on the Moon.

Key Features

Multi-phase Boss Fights – Iron Meat pays homage to classic run-and-gun titles from the past, with intense boss fights fixed into multiple phases. With three difficulty settings to choose from, players can put their skills to the test, where a higher difficulty is rewarded with an even more challenging boss battle.

Multiplayer Couch Cooperative Play – Who says you have to take on The Meat invasion alone? With two-player couch cooperative play, you can grab a buddy to leave a trail of bloody, Meat-infected corpses together! It’s double the firepower, double the carnage, and double the MEAT!

Over 30 Unlockable Skins – You don’t have to be a soldier to fight against The Meat. Hell, you don’t even have to be a HUMAN to do so! With over 30 unlockable skins to choose from, players can customize their character the way they want. Each skin comes with interchangeable parts, allowing for greater customization with mixing and matching. Want a shark head on a robot body with dinosaur feet? DONE. Maybe a half human, half doggo? YOU BET! Or how about a cowboy with a tail and demon wings? Hmm…YEP!

Watch a new trailer below.

Release Date and Physical Editions Trailer

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'Iron Meat' Switch Review

I really try to avoid unfair comparisons when I'm reviewing indie efforts, but the publisher of Iron Meat straight-up said it was better than Contra. Well, that kind of thing is always subjective. But the comparison has been invited, so I consider it fair play to openly consider it. Anyway, Iron Meat. It's a run-and-gun action game, clearly more than a little inspired by the Contra series but also other popular names in the genre like Metal Slug. Mostly Contra, though. You, and perhaps a friend, take on a massive force of alien-twisted creatures known as The Meat. Fortunately, you have guns. As usual, aliens prove to have a real weakness to guns. Perhaps this day can be saved?

Heck, I'm going for it. Is Iron Meat better than Contra? No, of course it isn't. I mean, it's better than some Contra games, because that basement goes deep in places. I'd also say it's better than Operation Galuga, so it wins the 2024 battle. But compared to the dazzling heights of the Contra series, Iron Meat is another pretender. A well-made pretender, to be sure. But it cribs very obviously and frequently from the best Contra games, and as such I don't think it could ever actually be better. It just doesn't have enough ideas of its own for that. It is Joker to Contra III's The King of Comedy. A solid pastiche that seems to lack the confidence to be more than that. Let's hope Iron Meat 2 isn't a musical. That's it, I'm leaving this point alone from here.

Iron Meat takes you through nine levels of action, all running perhaps a touch longer than I would prefer. It works more or less as you would expect. You can shoot in eight directions, jump, fall prone, plant your feet, and swap between two carried weapons. There are a handful of different weapons you can pick up, each mostly mapping to a familiar one from that series I'm done mentioning. If you collect multiples of a weapon, you'll get a powered-up version of it. That's pretty much all there is to your moves, but it's plenty. You can also unlock different skins for your main character, which is one of the primary incentives for replays beyond simply enjoying the game again.

There are a few different difficulty modes to play on, with the default one being rather kind and probably a little too easy for seasoned run-and-gun players. One-hit kills are the order of the day here, but you’re given oodles of lives on this setting. Head to the harder mode as soon as you can if you've got your Contra medals, you'll have more fun. If you're not so good at this kind of thing and just want to see the sights, there’s an easy mode. It's truth in advertising. Those sights are worth seeing, too. One thing Iron Meat has down to a science is its creature design. The way the Meat can infect and bring to life inanimate objects as well as organic material leads to some very creative enemies. The bosses are a treat to gaze upon.

The presentation is superb all around, with detailed and interesting backgrounds, some cool set pieces, and a great rock soundtrack. It runs smoothly, which is one thing it certainly has over some of the genre greats. The controls are good, and the hit detection is excellent. I appreciate the level designs, and I think they do a good job of keeping you on your toes while also dealing with the more immediate threat of the enemies pouring in and doing their thing. Homework was clearly done.

I think anyone who enjoys this genre will get what they're looking for here. It's the best game in this genre since Blazing Chrome, and while it isn't a world-beater by any means, Iron Meat hits a lot more than it misses. It could probably do with cribbing a little less from the classics, and the default difficulty can feel a little toothless if you're an experienced player. Aside from those relatively minor quibbles, there's plenty to like here. Great creature designs, terrific backgrounds with lots of fun details, reliable and responsive controls, and some entertaining unlockables are all highlights of Iron Meat. A worthy pick-up.

Switch Score: 4/5

[mechaking789]

I'm Definitely going to buy This Run And Gun Game For Ps4/Ps5 & Switch! ( I Found this On YouTube)

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NEW FLESH GAME SOON

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Solder from the game "Iron Meat" from Retroware

[alpha-beta-gamer]

IRON MEAT is finally out! - The ONLY game where a banana can kill a meat train!

Out now on Steam & Consoles

No Death Gameplay Video:

[emmatheward]

Cosplay wip!

[jtgunner]

New let's play video is up on my YouTube channel! This is the demo for Iron Meat on PC! In this retro-style arcade run-and-gun game, you play as a soldier fighting against a strange menace known as "The Meat". And it's a bloody metal time!

WATCH IT HERE: https://youtu.be/ujfMCjYEVP8

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