Midnight Fight Express Hands-On Preview: A Brawler That Oozes Cool

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If you’re like me, then you've spent a lot of yourc time wishing you had Bruce Lee-level combat prowess that you could unleash upon endless waves of foolish challengers. Training to be that awesome sounds like a lot of work, but Midnight Fight Express helped me get a bit closer to that fantasy by absolutely nailing everything I’d want in a fast-paced, highly lethal, and fantastically challenging brawler. With an extensive set of unlockable skills and environments that begged to be an accomplice in my next felony assault, it was love at first dropkick to the face and I cannot wait to play more.

At the heart of any good brawling game is a sandbox that allows for creativity, and Midnight Fight Express has got that in spades. Every room I entered felt like an armory, with objects scattered around that could be thrown or swung at my opponents, and things to smash enemies against or throw them off of. In one section I found explosive items to toss at enemies that instantly turned them into pink giblets, and in another I used moving subway cars to make sure they were on track for an early death. Every time I stepped through a doorway to a new area, I felt a jolt of excitement wondering what playground of destruction awaited me on the other side, and in the eight levels I got to play that feeling never went away.

Beyond the environments though, I was constantly adding new deadly skills to my arsenal to be debuted on the side of some cretin’s skull in the next area. One ability let me parry and counter incoming attacks, while another improved my attack combos to be more lethal, and my personal favorite: one that let me perform devastating and amazingly stylish finishing moves on damaged enemies. By the time I reached the end of my