Assault Spy
Dash, evade, and smash your way to the truth as the corporate spy, Asaru; or the reckless CIA agent, Amelia! Uncover the dark secrets of the Negabot mega corporation as you save the company from a hostile takeover. Assault Spy is a stylish, fast paced, pure-action game with a dash of comedy.
Assault Spy is a action, indie and character action game game
developed by Wazen
and published by NIS America and Inc..
Released on October 02nd 2018 is available only on Windows
in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 898 reviews of which 829 were positive and 69 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam and has a 80% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 | AMD FX-8350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 750 Ti | AMD Radeon R7 360
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 5 GB available space
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If you love hack and slash character action (DMC or Bayonetta) then you owe it to yourself to play this. I never make reviews for games, but I felt like this one deserves it. PROS: [*]Menus are simple and easy to navigate, so getting back into the action is awesome. [*]Being able to go into a Training at any time just by standing still then pressing the 'Select' button [*]Attack Cancelling. Feel amazing to just cancel pretty much anything into anything. [*]Constant action; I never had a moment of confusion jumping back into the story mode after a long break, because of it's linearity. [*]On HARD WORK difficulty the bosses become a serious challenge because Normal felt so easy, a very good challenge for sure. [*]The music is high energy, love it. CONS: [*]Controls are a bit hard to get used to, with Dashing being on the X button and primary attacking being Y, as well as later in the game it uses the Right Bumper, and I changed it to the Left Bumper but it stayed as 'RB'. [*]The story modes is a bit short, even with the two characters you'd play through the same levels. [*]Sometimes it feels empty or lifeless, almost like it's made from a template. [*]Animations can be very stiff and or clunky. [*]Dialogue voices are only in Japanese. (While not a big complaint, I like to listen than read) If you're on Steam Deck, run it on Proton Experimental (so it doesn't crash in the shop menu)
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If Devil May Cry and Bayonetta are Coke and Pepsi, Assault Spy is like a can of the store brand cola. Cheap, small and good enough for you to not mind the quality. The story starts a bit bland, but the midpoint is where the game gets interesting. The twist was actually pretty good. Characters are fun, even though they are mostly common anime tropes. The art is pretty good and character design is also good, although Asaru reminds me of the Persona 3 protag a bit too much. Models are a bit simple, could use more detail, but its not something you will notice when the action starts. The walking animations are a bit silly though. The game dificulty is average and its a bit short overall. I didn't get any progression stoppers aside one optional fight with Asaru that I kept retrying because if you get down to 1 health, it automatically continues the level and creates a checkpoint, forcing you to replay the level from start to try again. Gameplay is pretty flashy, smooth and fun. I have some issues with the default control scheme that makes dash the X/Square button and punching the Y/Triangle button, but that can be easily changed. You have two characters, Asaru and Amelia, her being unlocked midway through Asaru's chapter. Asaru is a flashy character based on dodging, quick attacks and timed combos, where getting the right timing gives him attack boosts and different moves. Amelia is a strong character based on unrelenting combos and big damage. She is actually far easier to play as due the block move being incredibly overpowered. The same optional fight with Asaru that made me retry a dozen times, I got it on my first try with Amelia. No massive glitches. The most I were graphical ones like giant HUD elements, a duplicate Amelia if you taunt before the boss dies and a weird slowdown that happened after I killed an enemy and lasted for longer than it should. There isn't much to talk about, but clearly a hidden gem on Steam. If you want a great hack-and-slash/spectacle fighter, this is a solid one.
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Extremely underrated Character Action Game, the number of existing CAGs are already low let alone a good one, even more so an indie title with clearly extremely low budget even when comparing to other indie games. While being low budget and not quite polish, the combat is exceptionally good and smooth, it is more similar to Bayonetta than DMC, there's a lock-on but most of the time you shouldn't use it, it's nothing like DMC lock-on. The game has 2 characters, Asaru is like a fusion of Dante's Rebellion and Vergil's Yamato, some very similar attacks but with different inputs, he even has Judgement Cut and Trick Dodge. Amelia is more like Bayonetta with punches, kicks and ROYAL GUARD, 2 extra weapons with a few moves and one high cost attack similar to Hell on Earth. Stringing combos are buttery smooth, there's no janks in both movements and attacks unlike Solstice, some attacks can be used to cancel animation not just dodge, both characters can dodges without any limitations, very few attacks has long animations and not cancel-able. Both character has their own "Devil Trigger", Asaru has Witch Time and Amelia become stronger & invincible for awhile and are crucial for smacking bosses. Boss fights while nothing special are quite fun to fight. The combat revolve around breaking enemy's posture bar so you can start juggling them for as long as you can including bosses, they only start recovery after you stop attacking for awhile. The voice acting is great, it's like a comedy anime, there are some cutscenes with character portraits and they look quite good, combat musics are alright nothing special. The game is quite short, a few missions each with a couple of fight rooms and a boss fight, first clear for each character should be around 6h with all collectibles (rescue employees), play on Easy and Normal first so you can buy all the skills before heading to Hard. There are some extra contents after you finish the game on Hard with both characters, a tower climb mode like Bloody Palace, a boss rush and a secret ??? mode. Honestly this game is a steal on sale, the combat is so good other low quality parts don't even matter or bothering, you can pay more for other "Action" Game and get worse combat than this. Highly recommended if you like Character Action Games and want a title with solid combat and no jankiness. Can't wait to see the Dev's next project. Edit: Get Card Rush Lv2 for Asaru ASAP, it will trivialize the entire game, just mash attack + manual detonate and it will shreds all types of enemies. For Amelia get Block + Thunderbolt Corridor, you're practically invincible, GM Blast Buster when in Super Amelia will destroy anything on the screen.
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Judging by the number of reviews, this game is absolutely criminally unknown. If you are a fan of the Devil May Cry games, you are doing yourself an absolute hate crime by not playing this. The inspiration from the DMC series is obvious, in terms of the games combat. It's a bit simpler than some DMC games, in regards to the number of weapons you use, but the actual flow of the gameplay is quite similar. This game is fairly short and easy to pick up and play. There's two stories to play, with two distinct characters. I'm not really a huge fan of the super anime games, so honestly I found the characters a bit much sometimes, but if that's not your thing you can simply skip all the cutscenes very quickly and easily. There's even a setting to do it automatically, so even if you're against the aesthetic, you can still give it a shot without the story at all. There are two main aspects of this game that I think are extremely praiseworthy. First of all is the gameplay. This isn't the first DMC-Like I've played, but I was super impressed by how absolutely butter smooth this game is to play. Every attack and combo feels insanely fluid, and you can constantly weave all different moves and dashes together for some of the most freeform and stylish DMC-style combat I've played to date. The game has a Dash permanently on a button, no style swapping or anything like that, so you'll be moving around a lot during combat to avoid projectiles and reposition to hit enemies effectively. All together, it feels REALLY good, and ignoring the fairly frequent cutscenes that mainly act as comic relief, you're basically going from one combat encounter to another. I really commend the devs on this game, this is easily one of the best feeling DMC-style games to date, and I'll definitely be going back to beat it on harder difficulties. The other aspect I really dig about this game is the style. Again, I'm not a super anime lover. I have nothing against anime, but I'm not really into the super stereotypical anime character archetypes, and sometimes the dialogue can be a bit grating if you're like me. However, what I really loved was the concept. Instead of a badass demon slayer, your protagonist is a corporate spy, infiltrating other businesses to steal secret information. Instead of swinging around a sword and gauntlets, you're smacking enemies around with a briefcase and an umbrella. Instead of shooting with guns, you throw exploding business cards. Every area in the game is some zone of a huge corporations headquarters, and the constant battles in office cubicles, meeting rooms, and so on, are a uniquenly charming look that manages to make you think "Damn, that's the most badass salaryman I've ever seen." It also helps that this game's music is full of absolute bangers. Where I might have expected fast paced jazz or techno for something like this, it's actually full of cool rock (I think, I'm not a music guy) that had me nodding my head alogn with it. The boss fights are especially great with their super intense music. If you like Devil May Cry, you 100% should at least try this game, because it's really, really fun and clearly a ton of love and effort has gone into making this. If you like anime games and beating things up, you should also try this game, because it's quite easy to pick up and learn, and has a very anime aesthetic and characters. You'll have fun. If you just like games where you smack things in general, or you think the "Businessman Spy Goes Sicko Mode" aesthetic is cool you should give this a shot, because it's a very fun game just in general, and it's not very expensive. Overall, awesome game. Try it.
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PLAY THE SECOND STORY TL;DR, Buy it. This is an extremely charming bite sized Character Action game with a TON of character. Highly recommend I normally do not play the second story in these sorta games, but dear god you NEED to play the second story in this. You will miss out on a really unique take on a second story in this sorta game. On top of that, you would miss out on Amelia aka one of the most enjoyable characters in this game. Overall, this was an absolute blast. I did not expect this to be THIS good. Like seriously it is up there with DMC3 and MGRR for me. It starts off a little janky but it is so worth it to power through and give it an actual shot. The jankiness is extremely charming. Things like the characters making metallic noises while running, Asaru doing the weirdest twisting flip I have ever seen, and limited animation during the cutscenes add a ton of character to this. Everything except that though is a true chefs kiss though. The music? Bangers. The combat? Banger. The artwork? Banger. The characters? Banger. It really grows on you in it's short run time. I haven't enjoyed a main cast of characters like this in a hot minute. They aren't just stereotypes like a lot of other games. They are unique blends of strange ideas. Amelia. A knucklehead spy that can't sneak and just uses her fist? Great idea. Asaru, a salesman who just wants to do his job but can't because of a certain rat? Great idea. Tits McGee? Not exactly the greatest idea, but they don't rely on it and instead focus on Asaru being a little unprofessional around her which I thought was funny and is a much better take on this sorta character than what other games do. Normally I hate these sorta characters since they're cheap horny bait, but this one has actually enjoyable interactions and doesn't just come off as bait to keep playing. The characters all mess with each other in such a fun way. They don't feel like they just happen to be in the same spot as each other like other games, they interact in a way that is simply funny and really entertaining. Like even the collectible (The Negabot Employees) has small dialog that would make me chuckle. Stuff like one employee being super afraid of ghosts and then your camouflaged teammate taps her shoulder to freak her out. It is all really charming. The artwork is extremely well done, it does follow the anime style a lot, but they add a little flare to it that I enjoy. The 3D stuff is a little jank, but like I said it is just super charming Gameplay-wise it is super fun. Enemies are kinda just sponges, but they occasionally attack to keep you on your toes. I loved just wailing on these dudes, they are all nicely designed as well. Goofy traffic cones, a roomba, and tablets are thematically fitting and a lot better than just "Evil demon dude #12". The combat progression is really open too. You can select whatever you want to upgrade in whatever order you want, which opens up a lot of options for you. You can also take back upgrades to rearrange what you have unlocked which I loved. When you play Amelia's story it may be a little too simple at first, but trust me, it is for good reason and it pays off. The game is super short too which is refreshing, I just finished the Dark Souls Trilogy pretty much back to back so the shorter game length is much appreciated. They do have a bunch of new difficulty options and modes to mess around with after you complete it which I am looking forward too. Overall, this is an extremely well made indie character action game with a ton of charm. I highly recommend. 10/10, I seriously have no issues with it
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Developer
Wazen
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release
02 Oct 2018
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