Review Details

Video Vortex

Video Vortex

Product Review (submitted on July 14, 2020):
A combat-focused deck-builder with asymmetric hero powers and a moderate difficulty curve. Players are mutants who "rent" cards into their hand from the video store and spend energy and charges to play cards and use power. Your goal is to "fast-forward" each other's health and kill them in order to collect trophies. When you die, you respawn instantly. You can only attack one person at a time, so you have to plan out your damage carefully because you only get a point if you get the kill. The gameplay is solid and inventive, but it's the design where this game really shines. The components are high quality, the art is gorgeous and the whole thing is infused with a dark, twisted 80s-notalgia aesthetic and sense of humor. Best with three or four players.
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