Broforce

It's been a really long time since I last wrote a review, here goes nothing.

STORY
The video game known as 'Broforce' has a loose overarching narrative similar to "The Expendables."  There's a group of elite operatives called the "Bros" who are bent on ridding the world of terrorism.  During their crusade, the Xenomorph species  from the movie "Alien" begin to invade earth, leading the "Bros" to mount a final offensive to save the planet, and make America great again.    

I'm not joking.^^^

GAMEPLAY
The only way to describe this game is Super Mario meets Metroid meets Terraria meets 80's Action Movies.  You play as one of the aforementioned "Bros", which include Brommando, Mr. Anderbro, Rambro, DoubleBro Seven and other action film parodies.  Levels are 100% destructible, and have a ton of enemies, obstacles and POW's to rescue.  When a POW is rescued, a life is gained and the current "Bro" changes.  This game has a lot of action and shooting, but is a 2D sidescrollers, akin to Super Mario.  A lot of Platforming happens throughout the game, and is difficult even for the more seasoned platform gamer.
My favorite thing about this game is you finish a level.  The Devil awaits at the top of a hill, you reach the summit guns ablaze, blow him to smitherines, raise an American flag, and escape hanging from a helicopter ladder while the ground around you explodes.

This is the stuff of legend.

GRAPHICS
'Broforce' utilizes a pixel based 2D world.  It looks very similar to an early 90s game for the Super Nintendo, and is supprisingly bright and colorful.  Red is the most common on screen color. ;)

CONTENT
This is where the article gets entertaining.  Broforce, even though it has the asthstetic of a game from the 80s, is rated M.  Like M, for Mature 17+.  Why? You might ask.  2 words, Blood and Gore.  Even though Broforce utilizes pixel based graphics, it takes full use of the processor inside the PS4 to animate the exploding, decapitation and dismemberment of enemies.  Even though it looks like a cartoon, it still has accompanying sound effects, which can be quite gross.  There is no spoken dialogue but at certain times, profanity may appear in text on the screen.

SUMMARY
PlayStation Plus is a wonderful thing, it lets you play online, and gives you games you never would have ever thought to try.  Broforce was one of these for me, I downloaded it not knowing what was in store.  It's ended up becoming one of my favorite games, and has changed my perspective on gaming in general.  You don't need the fanciest graphics or deep story to make a game great, you need fun gameplay.  That's exactly what 'Broforce' has, and a lot of it.  If you missed it on PS Plus, it's a quite inexpensive game, and I recommend it to anyone looking for fun.

8.7 out of 10