Mechstermination Force

User Rating

6.6/10 (31 ratings)

Release Date

3rd Apr 2019

No. of Players

Genre

Action, Arcade, Platformer

Publisher

Horberg Productions

Developer

Horberg Productions

Content Rating

ESRB/Everyone, PEGI/7

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Battle against massive bosses, jump and climb onto them to find their weakspots and blow them to kingdom come in this action packed platforming boss rush, from the creator of the Gunman Clive series.

When the MegaMechs have taken control of the world, one small group of brave soldiers are still fighting for humanity's independence. Join them and lead the charge against the mechanical menace.

Get powerful weapons and upgrades! Use the Magnet Gloves to climb on top of robots the size of Skyscrapers, double jump over pools of lava with the Boost Boots, and use your trusty baseball bat to smash the MegaMechs' energy cores.

Take on the massive bosses alone or together with a friend in local co-op.

Thu 4th Apr 2019

Nintendo Life said:

With Cuphead just around the corner, we can’t help feeling sorry for Mechstermination Force. It's certainly less of a head-turner, but it's a more approachable take on boss rush platforming, with less of an emphasis on twitch-based, pixel-perfect precision. It's peppered with ingenious design and amusing writing and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with it. We'd recommend it as a more accessible alternative to (or appetiser for) Studio MDHR’s upcoming game. If you enjoyed Gunman Clive, this is a great expansion on the concept and well worth investigating.

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Fri 23rd May 2025

JJtheTexan said:

I really wanted to like Mechstermination Force. I have enjoyed every other game from the developer, Horberg Productions. This game looks decent, though it strays from Bertil Horberg's usual art style. The premise is solid: a series of boss fights with gigantic, screen-filling mechs. There's nothing especially wrong with the controls or gameplay.
So why didn't I like Mechstermination Force? Bottom line, it just didn't click with me. I am a veteran of many run-and-gun games, such as Contra and Gunstar Heroes, which influenced this title, but for whatever reason, I found the difficulty overwhelming and the boss fights far more frustrating than fun.
Others may enjoy it, but I gave up on Mechstermination Force after only a couple of fruitless hours. Too bad!

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