The Mega Cat Studios collections proved early on that the Evercade was a great fit for modern, retro-style titles. Though the games, particularly on the first cartridge, haven’t all been winners, overall it’s been great to try some entirely new experiences on our Evercade-compatible consoles.

Here we are with the third Mega Cat Studios Collection. Is it worth picking up? Let’s find out, as we check out each game on the Mega Cat Studios Collection 3 cartridge!

Going through each title in alphabetical order, the first one is Flap Happy. A tough, unforgiving, Flappy Bird style single screen title, in Flap Happy you have to make your way to a new platform, which generates another for you to flap to, until you have enough to unlock the stage exit. It’s maddeningly difficult, and can even be unfair in terms of where platforms unlock next to stage hazards, but it’s also very addictive.

Gravibots has a lovely art style and very unique mechanics indeed; each stage sees you trying to place gravity manipulating blocks in the right place on the stage to get rid of evil robots. It doesn’t take long to increase in complexity in terms of its platforming puzzle action, but it’s a really good, original game nonetheless.

Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land is a lovely tribute to 8-bit console RPGs, with a great deal of charm despite its basic visuals. Very well written and with excellent, turn-based combat, this Halloween/candy-themed adventure is a real treat.

GunTneR is a cute side scrolling shoot ’em up which is pretty cool given the technical limitations of its 8-bit design. However, I did find it was marred by a lack of visual clues as to which objects were safe to pick up, and which need to be avoided, amidst its frantic action.

Kudzu is another highlight; a Game Boy-styled action/puzzle/RPG adventure with great presentation. And a machete.

Machine Cave is a very Lunar Lander/Solar Jetman-style experience. I’m a big fan of those games and their mechanics, but I found Machine Cave’s level design to be far too claustrophobic to be much fun.

The Meating has a deeply bizarre premise, but in practice it’s a puzzle platformer with unique mechanics and a versatile protagonist. Yet I did find the controls somewhat difficult to use, especially under pressure. It’s worth persevering with, but you may find yourself a little disheartened by its steep learning curve.

Plyuk is another highlight for me; a puzzle platformer in which you must use a limited number of clones to work your way around a level, picking up keys to open the exit. It lays on new puzzle elements steadily and it’s a superbly designed experience.

Rocket Panda is the most visually impressive game in the collection, and it has really addictive gameplay too. You’ll move your hovering, rocket-powered panda across enemy and trap-laden stages, collecting biscuits and rescuing badgers along the way. Excellent stuff.

Finally, Super Fanger is a 1 or 2 player game of tag that can be ridiculously difficult against the CPU, but it proves pretty compelling nonetheless.

Overall then, Mega Cat Studios Collection 3 is probably the strongest of the indie publisher’s collections so far. There’s only a few weaker entries, and even these are still worth playing.

Mega Cat Studios Collection 3 is available now on Amazon.

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