Pizza Tower - A Surreal Italian-Inspired 2D Platformer

Pizza Tower is an unexpected yet exciting 2D platformer from Italy with fast and enjoyable gameplay, quickly climbing Steam charts with 98percent "Overwhelmingly Positive" user ratings.

Peppino Spaghetti, who runs an eatery that is under threat by a pizza-faced villain who is armed with a laser gun must guard his business at all cost to stay ahead of their competition. His goal is to save it to its former glory.

Gameplay

Pizza Tower's developers have garnered an impressive amount of attention with their debut game due to its innovative design style, expressive animation, and well-tuned rapid platforming. The result is an enjoyable, entertaining acid trip that brings memories of episodes from Ren & Stimpy as well as classic titles from the Wario Land series.

Pizza Tower's levels certainly take inspiration from levels on the Wario Land series games, but each one is innovative and distinct to keep players interested and engaged with the experience. Furthermore, earning rewards on the basis of performance in each level adds another enjoyment level!

Peppino traverses the Extra resources globe collecting Pizza Slices, which give him different forms of powers that allow him to bludgeon through enemies or run up walls with no slowdown. You can also find bells and clock objects that alter the game's gameplay when Pizza Time arrives - closing off pathways he had previously taken and turning the greyed-out blocks solid.

The levels of Pizza Tower offer thrilling escape from danger, and are enjoyable to play through. From Pizzascape that takes players into an odd castle full of security systems, to Crust Cove with its rushing waters and a raging pineapple - each world boasts imaginative mechanics and tricks that make each game enjoyable and thrilling!

Graphics

The game's absurd concept is made more impressive by its stunning presentation, from expressive characters and iconic enemies from Nintendo classics, to visual gags that keep the laughter going strong across each level.

Peppino's playstyle also is awe-inspiring. A remarkable obese Italian, Peppino can use dashes, slides wall running, wall-running and super jumps to navigate his environment swiftly and fluidly. The levels resemble Wario Land but feel much more fluid due to the composers Ronan de Castel, ClascyJitto and Post Elvis' high-octane soundtrack that gives the illusion of speed and movement.

Pizza Tower requires precise platforming and quick reflexes from time to time However, it is never a burden. In addition, the fact that enemies appear randomly enhances the excitement and keeps levels feeling new and exciting.

Pizza Tower Guy revealed in an Tumblr post the first sketches for his game, which includes an earlier Cheeseslime wearing eyebrows a scrapped tomato foe that could later be used as Noise, as well as an initial plan to use Pogo Stick in it.

Pizza Tower offers an entertaining escape from the modern video games that rely on memes for entertainment. With its zany characters and engaging gameplay it will keep players engrossed for hours!

Soundtrack

If you enjoy 2D platformers and 2D games, then this should be on your list. It offers exceptional gameplay with several unique twists, an unforgettable soundtrack and an enthralling story of its own, based on Wario Land.

Pizza Tower features an amusing tale of Peppino Spaghetti, the fumbling proprietor of a pizzeria, who must battle an unscrupulous pizza tower in order to safeguard his business from being shut down. Although it is sometimes a little too much it's quirky and funny, and makes for a good ride. Plus it offers an amazing soundtrack that was inspired from Wario Land games, 2D Sonic as well as other popular games in its genre!

There are many notable tracks included in Pizzaface Battle, such as its main menu theme and rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's 3rd movement (presto agitato) as well as one that plays in iterations of pizza-themed battles with this track having been through multiple iterations over time and including an accelerated version. Furthermore, during one of PTG's streams, it was made clear that Peppino's Body Slam move uses the same mechanics as virtual Boy's Wario Land's body slam moves.

The soundtrack is available on an OST CD, priced at $10 and features over three hours of looped and unrestricted music featuring a variety of pig sounds of Ronan "Mr. Sauceman" de Castel and ClascyJitto (also called Frostix).

Story

Pizza Tower displays its influences with pride, drawing inspiration from early 90's cartoons as well as 2D platformers from Nintendo and Nintendo, as well as brand mascots hopping around on pizza-destroying sticks to form its DNA. This combination of references results in something truly original that's enjoyable and insightful for an indie game.

The design of levels is among the game's advantages. While some levels can be more challenging than others, they never appear unfair or oppressive due to the absence of conventional difficulty levels, which keeps the game fresh. Peppino retains his invincibility from Wario Land and even encountering enemies can only stun and reduces his combo meter; pitfalls are not deadly; collectibles and hidden areas are easily found, and escape sequences provide ample countdown times that let brave players attempt one last attempt before escape sequences give plenty of time to get out of the area!

McPig's narrative may not be as deep however that's not a problem as its goal was accomplished nonetheless. It was full of humor that had me laughing loudly several times, and full of clever visual gags that kept me entertained during gameplay This game was full of laughter. In addition, the animation is smooth and silky smooth, for an the most smooth experience that could fit in nicely in any collection of indie games particularly for who are fans of the Wario Land series like me.