Beat the Meat

I just beat Meat Boy, a difficult platform game. The plot is straightforward enough: Dr. Fetus has kidnapped Band-Aid Girl and you, Meat Boy, have to go through many hellish levels to save her. Like the notoriously difficult game "I Wanna Be the Guy", "Meat Boy" has very simple controls and gives the player an infinite number of lives. That way, it's only really Game Over when you throw your computer out of the window in frustration. Luckily, "Meat Boy" is much easier than IWBTG in that there are no surprise death traps. "Meat Boy" also has a very merciful setup where you only have to beat 3 out of 5 levels in a set to advance to the next set of five levels. However, I tried not to take the wuss' path and I ended up beating every level except for two. Give "Meat Boy" a shot. It's co-designed by a guy named Edmund, so you know it's amazing. Well, it's definitely not every gamer's cup of tea, but it is immensely satisfying to beat the game for those with the patience and reflexes to get through it.

Meat Boy jumps over a pool of salt on his way to rescue Band-Aid Girl.


Here are some videos of "I Wanna Be the Guy" just so you have an idea of how insanely difficult it is. This player actually makes it look easier than it really is because he has already memorized every trap. In "Meat Boy" your character can jump off walls. In IWBTG, the character can do a double jump.