Remember Qix? Actually I was a little young for its original release but having played it in later years; I instantly recognised the formula when I loaded up Patchwork Heroes. Fortunately it’s an excellent formula that’s aged well making Patchwork Heroes well worth a look at a mere £6.29.
It’s a rather surreal tale at first. You play Titori, a chainsaw wielding soldier who must board enemy warships and saw through the ship until it explodes. Quirky way of winning a war, yes, but it’s good fun. At its most basic, all that Titori needs to do is saw through areas of the warship thus cutting it off from the rest of the ship and plummeting to the ground, but there’s more depth than that. Along the way there are various collectibles to aid your progress ranging from speed boots to power ups that stop time. Titori must also free his fellow countrymen along the way. Once freed these hostages can then help by planting bombs clearing the reinforced metal sections of the ship that Titori can’t saw through. Finally, Titori also has Mojo power which once activated increases his power and allows him to take out more areas of the ship, faster and more effectively.
