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You've got one day to live and a big score to settle in Mad Rat Dead! Combining elements of action platformers and rhythm games with a cartoon-meets-punk art style, this crazy caper has you guiding a newly-resurrected rat in his quest for vengeance. Move in time with the music, smash through hordes of enemies, and rewind to escape hairy situations!
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Hey Poor Player
Nov 3, 2020
It’s not a stretch to say that NIS’ rodent-themed rhythm game might have very well created a new sub-niche of the rhythm game genre. Not only does Mad Rat Dead succeed as both a rhythm game and a platformer, but it masterfully mashes the two together—creating a new and beautiful Frankenstein’s Monster of genres in the process. It’s easy to see that NIS’s new title has a whole lot of heart.
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Chalgyr's Game Room
Dec 1, 2020
Overall, Mad Rat Dead is the probably the best, as well as only, "Rhythm Platformer" that I'm aware of. It has a kickin' sound track, the gameplay is smooth, the graphics are clean and crisp, and the storyline is strangely endearing. Yeah, Mad Rat Dead may be one of the single weirdest genre mashups I've seen since I played a freeware puzzle/fighting game (that one didn't go over so well), but hey, apparently NIS know was they're doing, cuz this weird genre chimera turned out not discordant, but rocking in style. If you're in the groove for a rhythm game, or just are interested in jamming with a new platformer style, Mad Rat Dead certainly can't be beat.
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