Super Meat Boy

Super Meat Boy is a platform game released by Team Meat on Xbox Live Arcade and Steam. It released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 20, 2010 along with a demo.[1]. The game is the successor to developer Team Meat's flash game, Meat Boy, originally released on Newgrounds in October 2008.[2]

Gameplay
The game sees players taking on the role of a small animated cube of meat, who is called Meat Boy who must save his girlfriend Bandage Girl from the evil Dr. Fetus. Players must guide Meat Boy to the end of each level, using his wall clinging ability, whilst avoiding buzzsaws, salt, and other various death bringing obstacles. The game will contain at least 300 levels, unlockable content and multiplayer co-op and versus modes, as well as a four player party mode. The multiplayer modes will also feature playable characters from other independent games, which must be unlocked by the player by collecting Bandages in the game.[3] Completing a level under par time will unlock a harder alternate level, called Dark World Levels Occasionally warp zones appear that warp the player to either an indie game, where players can play as and unlock characters such as Tim from Braid, or retro levels, which are shown in 8-bit and even Game Boy style graphics. These levels will also have retro rules applied to them (such as a three life limit).[4] There will also be a replay function, showcasing failed attempts simultaneously.[5] A full level editor was planned,[6] but was later removed due to new regulations concerning user made content, although the PC version will receive a free level editor later on.[7]

Development
The game sees players taking on the role of a small animated cube of meat, who is called Meat Boy who must save his girlfriend Bandage Girl from the evil Dr. Fetus. Players must guide Meat Boy to the end of each level, using his wall clinging ability, whilst avoiding buzzsaws, salt, and other various death bringing obstacles. The game will contain at least 300 levels, unlockable content and multiplayer co-op and versus modes, as well as a four player party mode. The multiplayer modes will also feature playable characters from other independent games, which must be unlocked by the player by collecting Bandages in the game.[3] Completing a level under par time will unlock a harder alternate level, called Dark World Levels Occasionally warp zones appear that warp the player to either an indie game, where players can play as and unlock characters such as Tim from Braid, or retro levels, which are shown in 8-bit and even Game Boy style graphics. These levels will also have retro rules applied to them (such as a three life limit).[4] There will also be a replay function, showcasing failed attempts simultaneously.[5] A full level editor was planned,[6] but was later removed due to new regulations concerning user made content, although the PC version will receive a free level editor later on.[7]