Just to clear this entire concept up, the Arcade Spotlight is going to be based on just highlighting games that I feel are well worth playing or at least deserve some mention, whether its one of those crazy cabinets you have to experience or just a really fun game I came across on MAME. This one's a MAME game. I'm sure the cabinet was probably weird to play on, but its already weird enough emulated. After Geometry Wars came out on Xbox Live Arcade, suddenly everyone was obsessed with making their own twin stick shooter with a slight twist. From Super Stardust to last years smash hit, I MAED A GMAE W2TH Z0MB1ES!!11, there's been tons of choices. So what about twin stick climbing games?
Crazy Climbers is a really...bizarre concept for a game. It makes perfect sense on every level, which is what makes it even crazier. You start the game as a guy that's scaling the side of a skyscraper or something for some reason (I can personally imagine 50 other things to do when bored). The left stick controls movement of the left side of your body while the right is, respectively, your right. The entire game consists of going up the side of a building, all the while dodging planters and closing windows, while still looking for good spots to grip on to. It's one of those things that is even more fun if you've got two joysticks that you can hook up to the computer just to waste maybe 30-40 minutes of your life, or see who can get the highest between a group of friends. The sequel is more of the same, but has a better art style and more obstacles to overcome. Again, they're not the best games ever, but if you come across them, give them a shot and let me know what you think.
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