The year has started off relatively slow so far with new big games, but I’ve had my hands full with independent side-scrollers. Having just reviewed Breakneck City (check out my review HERE), I now have what I thought would be a very similar experience with Queeny Army. Luckily that isn’t the case, I, in fact, had a much more fun time with this tiny game that will run you about 80MB of space on your PS5 and 128MB on your PS4. With how crazy small of a game Queeny Army is, it packs a fairly satisfying little punch.
Released by eastasiasoft originally on Steam back in November of 2019, Queeny Army is now available on consoles for a whopping $4.99. I can tell you straight up, you are easily getting the bang for your buck here. In this game, you have the ability to play as 12 different girls who have all escaped from some kind of foster home or college situation that is run by the corrupt police force. Long story short, this team of ladies take it upon themselves to take revenge on the cops that have been doing them wrong for so long. Similar to Breakneck City, this game is also an all-female led side scrolling action game, which is a pretty refreshing trend I’m seeing. While the ladder is more inspired by the PS1 era of gaming and graphics, Queeny Army feels inspired by the NES/SNES era. Specifically, games like Konami’s original Contra games.
With only six stages that can be played through rather quickly if you’re skilled enough, each stage feels unique to itself. With the option to choose from a whopping 12 characters, all of whom have something different to bring to the table, the replayability is much higher. While playing, you will be constantly given opportunities to swap out weapons and there is a very healthy number of options, which also make playing the game fun, even if you are playing similar parts over and over again. It can get very difficult, at times, with platforming and jumping around on platforms in a timely manner, but you can tell the developers knew what they were doing and supply the gamer with an adequate amount of checkpoints. If you are more proficient with these games, there are higher difficulties to challenge yourself on as well.
What I found very interesting about this game was the trophies that came along with it. I don’t recall a PlayStation game where you can platinum it before even finishing the entire thing. There are only 13 trophies, all of them fairly easy to achieve, such as killing a certain number of enemies or dying a certain amount of times. By the time I completed the second stage, I had gotten all the trophies and I thought the game was over. To my surprise, there was still a lot more to be had. So, if you’re a trophy hunter looking for a quick platinum, this is a great find. Perhaps the developers were purposely trying to target that audience and made the trophies easy to get for that reason, who knows.
When all is said and done, Queeny Army is a fun little game that offers quick fun action and a lot more story than really necessary, but it is still appreciated. In-between stages, there are a lot of word boxes and cut scenes to really flesh out this journey these 12 women are going through in San Romero. With a cheap price tag and a great love letter to games I played as a young kid, I was pretty happy with my few hours spent. If it all intrigues you, I say take the five-dollar risk and try it out!
7/10
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For more information, visit: https://www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Queeny-Army
Gaming since I was given an original Nintendo as a kid. I love great storytelling and unique ingenuity. When both collide in a single game, I'm a happy gamer. Twitter/IG @NickNavarro87
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