Recent reviews by GeorgeForeman

The sheer audacity of this game is both delightfully refreshing and frustrating as hell. Aside from hilarious and gripping text-based dialog/narration, The Underground Man is a mish mash of 2D platformer with not quite bullet hell action combined into one. Ironically, it was created to parody low quality games that make it through Steam Greenlight but instead ended up as quite a jewel.

It's easy to get caught up being frustrated as you die over and over again, as you inevitably will. However, the further you get into the game, the more you realize just how every aspect of it cumulates into one huge troll. I wish I could say more but that would just spoil the fun. If you relax and enjoy the (very salty) ride, you won't regret it. Maybe.

There is one caveat. The Underground Man was created with a lot of Russian culture and memes in mind, so some things won't seem funny or make sense unless you have a nice Russian friend on hand or personal experience. Some other minor flaws include that the Russian to English translation is not perfect and some of the text answers are annoyingly specific. For the former, I actually see the sometimes awkward translations as part of the game's charm. As to the latter, using the hints feature will help greatly.

One of the best parts of The Underground Man is that once you beat the game yourself, it is still endlessly entertaining to watch your friends have a go. Their rage as they progress through the same trials and tribulations you went through are as rewarding, if not even more so, as your personal victory.