Lets Get Fiscal

Lets Get Fiscal – Demo impressions

Lets Get Fiscal is a indie fighting game by the developers who brought us Get Rich or Die Gaming (hilarious game by the way)  aka Baller Industries. Lets Get Fiscal released recently December 16, 2011 via Xbox Live Indie Games Marketplace (XBLIGM). One thing i learned from playing Get Rich or Die Gaming is that any videogame developed by Baller Industries you should never take too seriously or you will miss its point.

The main menu screen had a few menus including, New Game, Controls, Buy Game and Exit. Pretty simple and straight to the point. The controls are even more straight to the point regarding Lets Get Fiscal. Xbox 360 gamepad: LS and D-pad-move, A-attack and B-jump. I must inform you that there are combo attacks that Stelven (protagonist) can perform and i might add ripped straight from Street Fighter’s most popular fighters special moves. Combo Attacks are simple to execute you just press >> A or <> A etc. The controls are effective for this hilarious 2D fighting game. Moving with the d-pad does feel weird and takes some getting used to.

The opening moments of the demo shows Stelven who is a young accountant waking up smashing his alarm clock in the process (on purpose i might add). Right off the bat i enjoyed the comicbook style cutscenes with its text floating boxes. Stelven brushes his teeth and heads to EGP where he works. The music and along with voice acting were actually good in the early goings of Lets Get Fiscal. Stelven’s boss who is a real a-hole sends Stelven to Kone & Teeboi where Stelven eventually goes ballistic from a confrontation.

What makes Lets Get Fiscal hillarious is the fact that you would never expect somebody like Stelven who looks like the typical accountant to be able to do what he does in the game. You can call it over the top wackyness i guess. Its all good either way. The visual presentation is pure 16-bit nostalgia. Totally reminds me of the Double Dragon and Bad Dudes days when i was a kid. The HUD is simplistic. It shows Steven’s health bar and the person’s name and their health in the top left corner of the screen. Next to that you see your points total and in the middle of the screen (top) you see your multiplier score.

The fighting first took place in a bar then moves on to the eventual boss fight against Teeboi and Kono. I managed to make it to them and would have defeated them if it wasn’t for the time running out on the trial version. Before the boss fight you fought groups of Bens, Nicoles, Vinnys and Butabi who are all enemies. Action was fast paced and hilarious at the same time. The sound effects and voice overs in-game were funny but often times got repetitive.

Lets Get Fiscal presents a atmosphere that doesn’t take itself seriously. Its one hilarious little fighting game with a nostalgic flare. To bad the demo doesn’t last forever. You will have to fork over 240 msp if you want the full game. Thanks for reading.