

At this point there are two more settings to crank it up to, and also special masochism modes to help better players progress faster, and perhaps prevent anyone accusing publisher Atlus of having gone soft.
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Unless desperately unlucky though, a full team should have little trouble blasting through anything God Mode throws at them on at least default difficulty. The range is impressive, and fun to uncover. The narrator doesn’t take any of this seriously either, even if his sarcasm soon gets old. Beat a whole map, and the team is granted a couple of minutes in a divine treasure house full of free gold to pocket, with friendly fire switched on so that everyone can blow off a little post-match steam. Everything that is presented also comes with an endearing grin and sense of fun, befitting its co-op only approach to blasting around the underworld. Enemies for instance, while shamelessly abusing color palette swaps to bolster their roster, offer plenty of variety and show up in big enough crowds that the familiarity doesn’t matter too much. Unsurprisingly for a budget game, God Mode has a limited amount of content – though it uses what it has well, and pulls off some tricks to stretch it out. The main annoyance is that character movements can be sluggish, which isn't too bad when getting around, but can be a matter of life and death when a big monster decides to try swinging something heavy at your face.

The basic action is exactly that, with weapons that feel a touch weak (unless you’re using a controller that adds a shot of rumble to every action,) but otherwise landing between "solid" and "decent" from the moment you blast your first skeleton into bones. Monsters pour in, and it’s your team’s job to make them regret having bothered.
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Each of the five levels, all simple but beautiful in design, is made up of a series of linked arenas.

Play God Mode is a four-player horde shooter that can be played alone, but only in the sense that Strip Solitaire exists and can be called a game.
